Betty M. Heisey

Betty Mae Heisey, 92, Myerstown, died Sunday May 29, 2011 in the Lebanon Good Samaritan Hospital. She was the wife of the late Donald E. Klinger, who passed away in 1984, and the late Richard E. Heisey, who passed away in 2007. She was born in Pittsburgh on August 4, 1918 a daughter of the late Joseph F. and Lorean Wagner Shetter. She had been a seamstress for many area companies including Lustberg’s and Rose Singer. She was a member of St. Jacob’s Kimmerlings Church; and was a life member of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Lebanon VFW Post #23 and a life member of the Mt. Zion Fire Co. She is survived by children: Frances M. wife of Charles Newhouse; James R. and wife Barbara Klinger; Ronald J. and wife Theresa Klinger; Michael E. Klinger; step-son: Richard E. Heisey; 18 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; 4 gt. Great- grandchildren; brother: Kenneth Shetter; sister: Laverne Kohemon. She was preceded in death by son: Edward Klinger; brothers: James, Russell, John and Warren Shetter; and sisters: Myrtle Vourron. Memorial services will be Thursday at 2:00 P.M. in St. Jacob’s Kimmerlings Church, 1 St. Jacob’s Dr., Lebanon, PA 17046. Private interment will be made at a later date. In lieu of flowers contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Lebanon Unit, P. O. Box 1274, Lebanon, PA 17042 or to the Humane Society of Lebanon County, 150 N. Ramona Rd., Myerstown, PA 17067. The Rohland Funeral Home is handling the arrangements.