Ivo B. Heitkamp

Ivo B. Heitkamp, age 95, of Philothea died Thursday, April 22, 2021 at Mercer County Community Hospital in Coldwater.  He was born August 11, 1925 in Minster to the late Frank & Emma (Voskuhl) Heitkamp.  On May 7, 1949 he married Wilma (Dues) and she survives in Coldwater. He is survived by children, Gerald (Carol) Heitkamp of Philothea, Jack (Linda) Heitkamp of St. Henry, Joyce (Paul) Hart of Coldwater, Jane (Steve) Keller of New Weston, Judy (Ed) Brand of Yorkshire and Janice (Rodney) Klenke of St. Anthony; 19 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren with one on the way; and a sister-in-law Mart Heitkamp of Maria Stein. He is preceded in death by a son Jim Heitkamp; grandson Andy Keller; siblings, Marie (Louis) Will, Linus (Pat) Heitkamp, Elsie (Jack) Connor, Delores (Bill) Munch, Tom Heitkamp, and Frank (Joyce) Heitkamp; ½ siblings, Adella (Carl) Golden, Arnold Heitkamp and Pauline Heitkamp; and in-laws Veronica (Bill) Heitkamp, Ray (Josephine) Dues, Clem (Regina) Dues, Anna (Vic) Lochtefeld, Norb (Lillian) Dues, Lawrence (Mildred) Dues, Rita (Louis) Schwartz, Cletus (Martha) Dues and Esther (Leo) Schwartz.

He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church, Philothea, and the men’s holy name society of the church. Ivo was a livestock buyer for Robert Winner & Sons where he managed the Philothea Stockyard for 48 years. He enjoyed coon hunting, pitching horseshoes, playing pinochle, fishing in Lake Erie, following the Cincinnati Reds and speaking low German with friends.

Mass of Christian Burial following all CDC Guidelines will be held at 10:30 am, Monday, April 26, 2021 at St. Mary Church, Philothea. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Cemetery. Friends may call from 1 to 4 pm on Sunday and 9 to 9:45 am Monday at the Hogenkamp Funeral Home in Coldwater. Condolences may be left at hogenkampfh.com.