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Donald E. Heeter

Heeter 001Donald E. Heeter, 84, of 387 Old State Route 157 Venus, PA,died at 8:30 A.M. on Friday, Nov. 17, 2017, at his home after an extended illness.

Born Nov. 24, 1932, in Oil City, PA., he was the son of the late Emery & Corneila Rodgers Heeter.

Donald was a veteran of the United States Army, serving as a Private First Class during the Korean War. He served in the 40th Div. HQ 143 Field Artillery and the 25th Div. HQ 27th Infantry Regiment. He had received the National Defense Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal, the Good Conduct Award, Korean Service Medal and the ROK Presidential Unit Citation.

He was married in the Venus Evangelical Church on August 8, 1959, to the former Donna J. Hockman and she survives.

Mr. Heeter drove truck and worked in maintenance for Pennzoil for over 43 years.

Don was involved with the Boy Scouts for over 30 years. He was Past Noble Grand of Tecumseh IOOF Lodge in Venus, PA.
Past Noble Grand of IOOF Lodge, Oil City, PA, Past Master of Masonic Lodge #710, a member of the Lodge of Perfection, and the New Castle Consistory, a Life member of the V.F.W., Past Commander of VFW #464, and a Life member of the Pulaski Club.

He and Jim Moltz explored the area and looked for cemeteries in the area that were forgotten about and worked with the Venango County Historical Society.

He is survived by a son Vance A. Heeter and his wife Virginia of Venus, five grandchildren, Travis E. Heeter and his companion Danielle Wolbert of Brookville and their children Brooklyn Rae, Braylee Ann, and Jayce Emery, Valerie Jean Heeter and her companion Cole Flinspach of Shippenville and their children Trenton, and Elise, Kristopher F. Heeter of Venus, and his son Grayson, Ray Rice and his wife Kristi of West Middlesex and their children Krystain and Byron, Angela Rice and Justin Heckathorn of Oil City and their children Stephanie, Tabatha, Alexis and Zoey.

He is also survived by a brother David Heeter of Meadville and a sister Patricia Hilton of Oil City

He was preceded in death by a brother Richard Heeter, and a sister Joan Bowman and a grandson Jeff Rice.

A Masonic Service will be held at 3:45 P.M. Sunday in the Reinsel Funeral Home with a Memorial Service following at 4:00 P.M. with Rev. Randy Evans, Chaplain of the Clarion-Forest Visiting Nurses Association, presiding.

Military Honors will be accorded by the V.E.T.S. Honor Guard.

Memorials may be made to Clarion Forest VNA 217 Perkins Rd. Clarion, PA. 16214

Condolences may be sent at www.reinselfuneralhome.com.

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