Fort Morgan Times Fort Morgan, Colorado 03-04-02 Edgar Heer, 81, of Brush died suddenly Friday at the Casa Grande Regional Medical Center emergency room in Casa Grande, Ariz. He was born Feb. 9, 1921, in Greenway, S.D., to Arthur and Ida (Kusler) Heer. He married Jean Knight on April 5, 1941, in Selby, S.D., and served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. After his discharge from the Navy in 1945, the Heer family lived in Arlington, S.D., until 1947 when they moved to Igloo (Black Hills Army Depot), S.D. While living in Igloo, Heer operated the barbershop. In 1960, the Heers moved to Rapid City where they owned the Parkway Laundry Store and Barbershop. Later, he operated barbershops in other Rapid City locations and Ellsworth Air Force Base and Villa Ranchero near Rapid City. After their retirement in 1982, the Heers moved to Brush. While living in Brush, Heer attended the Bethlehem Lutheran Church and the Brush Meet and Eat program. He will best be remembered in Brush for riding his bicycle with his little dog in the basket. He enjoyed going to garage sales, fixing things for other people and visiting with people. Survivors include his wife, Grace; one daughter, Judy Hanby of Lewiston, Idaho; one son, Don of Brush; his twin brother, Walter of Bakersfield, Calif.; one sister, Mavis Ahartz of Edgemont, S.D., and five grandchildren. His first wife, Jean, one sister and his parents preceded him in death. Funeral services will be Thursday at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Brush at 11 a.m. Interment will follow in the Brush Memorial Cemetery. Friends who wish may make memorial gifts to the Brush Senior Center or to The Gideons Memorial Bible Program, c/o Heer Mortuary, 222 Cameron St., Brush, 80723. ARTICLE OPTIONS Print this Article E-Mail Article Link this Article OTHER ARTICLES IN THIS SECTION 3/4/2002 Francis Jesse, Akron, dies ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----