Robert James HEILAND

29 FEB 1936 - 12 APR 2013

• BIRTH: 29 FEB 1936, South Bend, IN
• BURIAL: Chapel Hill Cemetery, Osceola, IN
• DEATH: 12 APR 2013, Goshen, In

• MARRIAGE: ABT 16 MAR 1959

1.  William James HEILAND

• MARRIAGE: 2 MAR 1990

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[N5563] Feb. 29, 1936 - April 12, 2013

GOSHEN - Robert J. Heiland, 77, of Goshen, passed away at 9:08 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2013, at Eastlake Terrace. He was born Feb. 29, 1936, in South Bend to Henry and Maurine Heiland. He married Karen Lynn Piotrowski on March 2, 1990, in Elkhart. She survives along with Bob's son from a previous marriage, William J. Heiland of Elkhart; four grandchildren, Robert C. Heiland, Amy Andrews and her daughter, Elyn Atwood, Kate Andrews and Jason Andrews; Karen's children, Lisa (Shane) Ray of Brownsburg and Bryan (Colleen) Hahn of Chandler, Ariz.; and five grandchildren, Madison Ray, Alison Ray, Nicholas Hahn, Daniel Hahn and Benjamin Hahn. He was preceded in death by his parents, and a daughter from a previous marriage, Debra Andrews. Bob graduated from John Adams High School in 1955 and retired as an engineer for Bayer Corporation after 23 years. He received much recognition for developing prototypes and patents. Bob was a member of Faith United Methodist Church, the Lake Dunes Miata Club and a member of local ski clubs.
Visitation will be from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 2013, at Stemm-Lawson-Peterson Funeral Home, Elkhart where services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, April 15, 2013. The Rev. John Hogsett will officiate. Burial will follow in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.stemmlawsonpeterson.com