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Charlevoix area lost a pioneer Saturday, Jan. 13, 2001.Edward C. Heise died unexpectedly at Boulder Park Terrace, where he was recovering from recent surgery. Ed was born at the family home at 226 Antrim St., Charlevoix, Mich., to Edward H. Heise Sr. and Laura May Ager Heise on Feb. 24, 1917. He was preceded in death by a brother, Stanley H. Heise, and sister, Lila M. Heise Robertson.Ed graduated from Charlevoix High School in 1936. He attended Western Michigan University and joined the U.S. Army during World War II.In 1943, he married Marie Klooster and they had a daughter, Lorraine Marie Heise Warner (Larry E.). Marie died in 1948. In 1963, Ed married Jane Bishaw and they had two sons, Edward Jeffrey and William Thomas. His love of travel and history took him to many ports of call, but his gift of working with people kept him in the chair behind the desk at the Alano Club, which placed him as manager in 1986 when the Alano Club Serenity House opened its door. He was so thankful for his 37 years of sobriety, but his greatest joy was knowing the club and its members were able to assist in helping individuals succeed in turning their lives around and becoming alcohol/drug-free one day at a time. He will be greatly missed by all who called on him for his wisdom, his knowledge of Charlevoix history and his incredible ability to tell a story. He leaves behind a family that loved him so deeply and who will miss him so very much and that are so grateful he was a true friend and follower of "Bill W."Ed is survived by his daughter, Lorraine Heise Warner (Larry E.), of Petoskey; sons, E. Jeffrey Heise (Macklyn Harshman) of Charlevoix, W. Thomas Heise of Brooklyn, N.Y.; grandchildren, Michelle Warner Olson (David), Kent C. Warner (Jill Rose), Matthew M. Warner (Brooke Belton), of Petoskey, J. Clayton Heise, Laurel Jane Christine Heise, Chloe Michelle Heise of Charlevoix; great-grandchildren, Lauren Olson, Trevor Olson, Whitney Warner, Jackson Warner of Petoskey. He leaves behind a special friend, Jeanne Zelley McMichaels.Funeral services for Edward Heise will be held at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Charlevoix United Methodist Church. Luncheon with family and friends will follow the service.Donations in Ed's name can be made to Charlevoix Alano Club, "Father Bill's Fund," Charlevoix Community Foundation or Charlevoix United Methodist Church. |
