Leonard Heisey, 89
Published 10:49 am Thursday, July 10, 2014
Leonard Heisey, 89, of Providence Point, formerly Mt. Lebanon, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, June 29, 2014. Leonard was born in Austin, Minn., on Aug. 15, 1924, to the late Leonard and Ruth (Peck) Heisey.
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Leonard graduated from Austin High School in 1942, where he swam and was a state champion back-stroker. His state record was not broken until the 1970s. Immediately after high school, he attended Austin Community College, but then enlisted in the Army Air Corp. After World War II, he attended the University of Minnesota where he met his first wife Eugenie. He graduated in 1949 with a degree in Industrial Engineering and began his career with Montgomery Ward. He moved his family to Pittsburgh in 1965, accepting a position with PPG Industries. He retired from PPG ini 1988.
Leonard was the former president of the Pittsburgh chapter of the University of Minnesota Alumni Association. He was an avid golfer and played the Mt. Lebanon Golf Course for many years, as well as Chartiers Country Club. He loved to play bridge and was considered to be an excellent duplicate bridge partner.
Leonard enjoyed attending his grandchildren’s swim meets, softball, soccer, lacrosse and hockey games. He served as an elder at Bower Hill Community Church. He was also one of the first residents of Providence Point and was pictured in their marketing campaign.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Eugenie (Leighton) Heisey and his second wife Patricia (Kelly) Heisey.
He is survived by his sister, Elizabeth Apold of St. Paul, Minn.; his children, Phyllis (Steven) Musial of Franklin Park, David Leighton Heisey of Scotch Plains, N.J., John Leonard (Denise) Heisey of Peters Township, and Shelly (Dave) Saba of Mt. Lebanon; loving grandchildren, Megan and Sarah Musial, Leighton, Cameron, and Cooper Heisey, Brian Heisey, Sydney and Avery Saba; also nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will be gathering at the Worlein Funeral Home from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday morning, July 10, 2014. Interment will take place at 11:05 a.m. at Oakwood Cemetery. Worlein Funeral Home is in charge of local arrangements.