Gerald "Buster" Keith Heuer
April 30, 1933 ~ July 28, 2011
Gerald "Buster" Keith Heuer, 78, of Wyanet died at 1:25 a.m. Thursday, July 28, 2011, at his home. Born April 30, 1933, in Manlius to Harold and Grace (Skaggs) Heuer, he married Barbara A. Conkling Aug. 16, 1952, in Princeton. She survives. He was a 1951 graduate of Wyanet High School. He was a life-long learner and took a correspondence course in electrical engineering technology. He worked for 40 years for REA and Illinois Valley Electric Co-op as a lineman. He served as a corporal in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict. He was a member of St. Margaret Mary Catholic Church in Wyanet, St. Louis Catholic Church in Princeton, Cursillo and Bureau County Genealogical Society. He was a member and former president of the Wyanet Historical Society, Wyanet Old Car Club and Wyanet School Board. He was a Cubmaster for Wyanet Cub Scout Pack 56. He was the organizer of the Heuer reunion for 50 years and served as president, and was the archivist of family records. He was the author and photographer of a pictorial-style book about every house in Wyanet called "Wyanet Tour of Homes 2000." He documented all the homes in Wyanet with his photos. Also surviving are two daughters, Deanna (Patrick) Heuer Foran of Bellevue, Wash., and Lori (Gregory) Cekander of The Woodlands, Texas; two brothers, Richard (Terry) Heuer of Torrance, Calif., and Jack (Adrienne) Heuer of Gulf Breeze, Fla.; one sister, Vera "Bonnie" Crayne of Wyanet; and five grandchildren, Rebecca Heuer of Chicago, Phillip (Kelly) Heuer of DeKalb, Daniel Foran of Seattle, Wash., Jonathan Foran of Bellevue, Wash., and Megan Cekander of The Woodlands, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Gary Heuer; and one brother, Duane Heuer. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the St. Louis Catholic Church, Princeton, with Father Jeffrey Stirniman officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery, Wyanet. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Grant-Johnson Funeral Home, Princeton, with a rosary service at 7 p.m. Memorials may be directed to the Wyanet Historical Society, in care of Burton Conklin, P.O. Box 169, Wyanet, IL 61379.
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So sorry for your loss. Thoughts are with the family
Buster was one of the nicest men I have ever met. He always had time to talk with you. I feel very bad for your loss. We will always remember him in our prayers.
John & Connie Allen of Gaastra, Michigan
Thinking of you. I also spent some time thinking about the fun times our families enjoyed when we were kids.
WE are sorry for your loss
I will miss you so much! Love you all and so sorry for your loss.
Dad will be greatly missed, but we will cherish the memories and find comfort. The family appreciates the kind words very much. Thank you!
From one veteran to another, I wish Buster fair winds and a following sea, as a man as fine as him is surely resting in the arms of God.
Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality. ~Emily Dickinson
Buster will be missed by so so many. He was so giving in his genealogy work, the Heuer Reunion, and work for the community. His clever wit and humor brought smiles to many.
Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality. ~Emily Dickinson
Buster will be missed by so so many. He was so giving in his genealogy work, the Heuer Reunion, and work for the community. His clever wit and humor brought smiles to many.
My deepest sympathies to you his family and friends. Buster was always a bright light and he always had a smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye, just enough to make everyone wonder what he was up to! I will always remember him working on his old cars in the garage. He was a very sweet dear man, and will be missed by me and soo many of his friends, and especially his family. How he loooved his family! Take care, Brenda