In Memory
01/06/2018 obit list from Beth Berry
Dean Benedict Heintzelman
Jul. 10, 1958 - Dec, 2, 2002
Dean B. Heintzelman, 44, residing on Brush Trail, South Bend, Ind., passed away at 7:05 a.m. Monday, Dec. 2, after a car accident on Redwood Road, South Bend.
Dean had been a building inspector for the St. Joseph County Building Department since 1984. He was born on July 10, 1958, in South Bend, to the late Walter and Esther (Glon) Heintzelman, and lived in this community all of his life.
On Sept. 30, 1995, in South Bend, he married Melody Lemon, who survives. Surviving along with his wife, Melody Heintzelman, are two daughters, Sarah Heintzelman and Patricia Lemon, both of South Bend; a son, Dean Michael Heintzelman of South Bend; his aunt and uncle, Virginia and Harold Koch of South Bend; three sisters, Darlene Hite, Michaelene "Mickey" (Gerry) Lane and Kathlene (Joe) Cornelis, all of South Bend; and by a brother, Joe (Karen) Heintzelman of Granger, Ind.
Dean enjoyed riding KTM dirt bikes, was a certified skin diver, an avid fisherman, and enjoyed playing pool at his brother's pool hall, "Oscar's Billiards," and other pool leagues.
Memorial services will be held at noon on Friday, Dec. 6, in Calvary Chapel, 2511 Milburn Blvd., Mishawaka, Ind. Rev. Duane Wilson, pastor of the church, will officiate.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today in the Palmer Funeral Home-River Park, 2528 Mishawaka Avenue, South Bend.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Dean B. Heintzelman may be made to his children's College Education Fund, c/o Teacher's Credit Union, 110 S. Main, South Bend, IN 46601.
South Bend Tribune 12/5/2002
SOUTH BEND, IND. - December 3, 2002
Heintzelman, worker for city, dies in crash.
Dean Heintzelman, a building inspector for the city since 1984, died Monday morning when his car slid off an extremely icy road in the northwest part of St. Joseph County.
"He was just a great asset for the department," Building Commissioner Don Fozo said, speaking of Heintzelman as "a hard person to replace. It's hard to get someone with the kind of knowledge of building codes that you can trust. He had that kind of knowledge."
Heintzelman, 44, was on his way to work, driving south on Redwood Road, when he apparently lost control of the car a quarter-mile north of Alden Road, according to Maj. Robert Finn of the St. Joseph County Police Department.
Heintzelman wasn't far from his home on Brush Trail.
The car slid off on the east side of the road, struck two trees and flipped over, Finn said. A passerby found the accident and called police about 7:30 a.m. Heintzelman, who was wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene.
It was difficult to even stand up on ice-covered Redwood, said Finn, who'd gone to the accident scene.
Police spent much of Monday chasing after cars that had slid off the roads throughout the day, mostly resulting in minor injury, as snow continued to fall.
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