Joseph Eugene Heitz Jr.

Joseph Eugene Heitz, Jr., 71, passed away on Wednesday October 21, 2020. He was born on September 29, 1949 in Louisville to Joseph E. Sr., and Mary Rita Franke. Joseph was a pressman for the old Standard Gravure, a catholic by faith and an U. S. Army Veteran. He was preceded in death by his father Joseph Heitz, Sr., a brother, Bruce Heitz and a grandson, Alex Hans. Left to cherish his memory are his daughters, Heather Hans (Jim), Melissa Sweet, and Christi Haynes (Randy); his mother, Rita Heitz; sisters, Ellen Kaufman (Larry), Patricia Tingle (Danny), Mary Pate, Nancy Buckley and Paula Heckman (Mark); brothers, Steve (Barbara), Phil (Donna) and David Heitz (Johnna); grandchildren, Matthew Hans (Staci), Zachary Hans, Shelby Jarzynka, Katelyn Pool, Albert Adams, Emma and Russell Sweet, Samantha, Hannah, and Kadence Woodall. Funeral service for Joseph will be held at noon on Tuesday in the Southern Chapel of Arch L. Heady & Son, 3601 Taylor Blvd. with interment to follow in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be on Monday from 2-8 pm. Social distancing and facemask are required. Memorial gifts may be made to Thomson-Hood Veterans Center in Wilmore, KY. Online condolences may be left at, www.archlheadysouthernfh.com.