Alcester Union & Hudsonite Online

Margaret Heiman, 80, of Hawarden, IA, formerly of Alcester, died Wednesday, January 23, 2008 in Hawarden. Funeral services were held January 26 at Peace Lutheran Church in Alcester.

Margaret Heiman was born March 29, 1927 in Hawarden, IA to Frank and Amelia (Wendel) Holtkamp in Union County at Hawarden, IA. Margaret was baptized in the Lutheran Church in Germany at the age of six months. Her confirmation took place at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawarden. She attended Williams Country School and graduated from Hawarden High School in 1945.

On March 9, 1947 Margaret married Burdette Heiman at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawarden. Margaret worked for the Telephone Company in Hawarden until February of 1948 when Margaret and Burdette moved to a farm near Alcester. Margaret was a dedicated member of Peace Lutheran Church LCMS in Alcester. She was also an ardent supporter of Sioux Falls Lutheran Schools.

From 1948 until 2006 Margaret worked hand-in-hand with Burdette until she could no longer work on the farm. One of her greatest joys was cooking and baking for those who she cared about. Margaret shared the power of her faith with everyone she met either through the words that she spoke or more often through the wonderful deeds that she did which expressed her tremendous love for Christ. In 2006 Margaret moved to Bee-Hive Homes Inc. in Hawarden.

Her parents, Frank Holtkamp and Amelia (Wendel) Holtkamp, brother Wendal Holtkamp, sisters Louise Holtkamp and Dorothy (Holtkamp) Heiman, and twin daughters Marlys and Marlene Heiman preceded her in death.

Margaret is survived by her husband, Burdette Heiman of Alcester; two brothers, Herman (Esther) Holtkamp of Hawarden, and Walter (Jo) Holtkamp of Alcester; two daughters, LaDonna (Greg) Way of Tripp, and LaDel Heimen of Hawarden; and two granddaughters, Noel and Charity Dossett of Sioux Falls.

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