He was born on August 13, 1930 in Trenton, New Jersey, the son of Peter H. Heitmann and Cecelia Krulikowski. He was married on June 1, 1950 and was preceded in death by his wife Patsy Louise Doerr and his son Michael David Heitmann. Edward is survived by five of his children: Peter L. Heitmann and his wife Brenda Heitmann, Elizabeth Sikes and her husband Rodney Sikes, Debbie Johnson and her husband Tim Johnson, Patricia Clark, and Pamela Kopp and her husband Joseph Kopp. Edward is also survived by his three siblings, Dorothy Rogowski, Cecelia Heitmann, and Peter J. Heitmann as well as his twelve grandchildren: Jason, Christopher, Carla, Eddie, Amber, Jeffrey, Christa, Bradley, Jennifer, Stephanie, Jessica, and Joey. In addition, he had eighteen great-grandchildren and four nieces and nephews.
Private Family Services with Livestream and Full Military Honors will be held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 at Mt. Moriah, Newcomer & Freeman Funeral Home, 10507 Holmes Road, Kansas City, MO. Private Burial in Mount Moriah Cemetery South. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Kansas City Hospice House.