A Celebration of Life for Robert Lee Heinrich, age 90, of Hunter, is 2:00 pm, Monday, March 27, 2017 at the Enid Seventh Day Adventist Church with Pastor David Miller and Pastor Walter Martinez officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Billings Union Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home.
Robert was born March 4, 1927 in Hitchcock, Oklahoma to Samuel Heinrich and Emma (Ehrlich) Heinrich and passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 in Enid.
Robert attended school in Carrier, and following graduation he served his country in the United States Army. He married Willa Dean Stucker and together they had two boys, Joe Brent and Robert Dean. He married Mary Lou Stockton on January 15, 1965 in Miami, Oklahoma, and they made their home in Enid before moving to Billings in 1969, where he farmed and also owned the Allis Chalmers Implement Dealership, was a dirt contractor for the oilfield, and was also a crop insurance adjuster. They had three children, Michael, Melodie and Deidra. Following retirement, Robert enjoyed gardening, preferring vegetables over flowers.
Robert is preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Emma Heinrich; daughter, Deidra Whitchurch; granddaughter Hannah Whitchurch; two brothers, Filmore Heinrich; Cletus Heinrich; and sister Imogene Harris. He is survived by his wife Mary Lou, of the home in Hunter; four children, Joe Heinrich and wife Linda, of Billings; Michael Heinrich and wife Hui Chong, of Bellvue, WA; Melodie Frazier, of Oklahoma City, OK; son in law Bill Whitchurch, of Billings; brother Bob Heinrich and wife Denise, of Garber; eleven grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and his beloved dog Jake.
Memorials in Robert’s name may be made to the Enid Seventh Day Adventist Church with Ladusau-Evans Funeral Home serving as custodian of the funds.
Condolences may be made and the services viewed online at www.ladusauevans.com.