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ROY E. HEFTY
Roy E. Hefty, 87, 700 2nd Avenue, New Glarus, Wis., formerly of Orangeville, Ill., died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 1999 in the Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, Kansas.
He was born Feb. 10, 1911 at Monticello, Wis., the son of Edward and Susan (Stauffacher) Hefty. He graduated from Monticello High School, then graduated in 1933 from Platteville (WIS) State College and also did postgraduate studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He married A. Doris Erickson Dec. 27, 1938 in Sister Bay, Wis. She died August 24, 1998.
Mr. Hefty was a vocational agriculture teacher for 37 years, retiring in 1970, having taught two years at Ithaca (Wis.) High School and 35 years at Orangeville School.
He was a member of Orangeville United Methodist Church and was active in church activities and projects. A member of both the Illinois and National Retired Teachers Associations and the Orangeville Masonic
Lodge. Mr. Hefty served as secretary of the Stephenson County Fair Board when the fair was organized and many years following.
He is survived by two daughters, Susan (Charles) Johnson, Overland Park, Kansas and Janis (Joel) Prather, Mears, Michigan. Five grandchildren: Randall Roy (Arlene) Johnson, M.D., of Hamden, Conn., Eric Johnson, Chicago, Robert Johnson of Lawrence, KS, Gordon and Heidi Prather, both of St. Louis, MO.; a great-grandson, Charles Johnson, Hamden, Conn.; a sister, Freda (Werner) Brunner, New Glarus, Wis.; three sisters-in-law: Clarice (Phil) Berns, Sister Bay, and Lillian Hefty and Florence Hefty, both of Monticello.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Doris, and two brothers, Werner Hefty and Henry Hefty.
Funeral services were Monday, Jan. 18, 1999 in the Orangeville United Methodist Church. The Rev. Sharon Builmer, pastor of Orangeville United Methodist Church officiated. Burial is in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens, Freeport, Ill. The Orangeville Masonic Lodge #687 conducted services at the funeral home.