Sheila Clara (Heimes) Loecker
Sheila Loecker
MITCHELL, S.D. — Sheila Clara (Heimes) Loecker, Mitchell, S.D., was born Oct. 3, 1949, and died peacefully Nov. 21, 2022, at the Avera Heart Hospital after a four-year battle with amyloidosis.
Mass of Christian Burial was Nov. 30 at Holy Family Catholic Church, Mitchell. Burial was in Servicemen’s Memorial Cemetery.
Visitation, with a Rosary, was Nov. 29 at Will Funeral Chapel, Mitchell.
Sheila grew up in Cedar County and graduated from Hartington Cedar Catholic High School. In 1968, she met Allen Loecker and they were married in 1969. They moved to Mitchell, S.D., in 1970.
After Allen did Army basic training in Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., they came home with their first child, Scott, in 1971. Sheila worked at Mitchell Motors for about five years. During this time, they added another son, Jeff, in 1973. Sheila then decided to work part-time to spend more time at home with the boys. In 1976, they welcomed a third son, Ron.
After the boys got older, Sheila went back to work full-time. She spent 18 years working for the City of Mitchell Public Works. She retired in 2012. She and Allen enjoyed camping, traveling and spending time with their grandkids.
Sheila was known for her bigger-than-life laugh and enjoying fun times with friends and family. Some of her favorite pastimes were spending weekends around a campfire and never refusing to dance. She spent decades as part of her Yarn and Yak group chatting with the ladies.
Sheila is survived by her husband of 53 years, Allen; sons, Scott, Mitchell, S.D.; Jeff (Michelle), Mitchell, S.D.; and Ron (Hayley), Seminole, Fla.; siblings, Laverle Heimes, Hartington; Connie Folkers (Alan), Hartington; Kathy Rupiper (Clair), Fordyce; Jeanne Burbach (Lyle), Springfield, Mo.; Danny Heimes (Vicki), Hartington; in-laws, Merle Loecker (Sandra), Hartington; Judith Ruhanna, Evanston, Ill.; Dennis Loecker (Vivian), Sioux Falls, S.D.; Glenn Loecker (Mary), Fordyce; Gladys Jones, Nebraska City; Don Loecker (Denise), Lincoln; Marvin Loecker (Debbie), Olathe, Kan.; Paulette Dreesen (John), Yankton, S.D.; and Dave Loecker (Sheila), Fordyce; grandkids, Taylor Mohr (Max), Mitchell, S.D; Jordan Loecker (Shayna), Mitchell, S.D.; Josh Loecker (Skylar), Lincoln; Tyler Loecker, Mitchell, S.D.; Catherine Loecker, Seminole, Fla.; James Loecker, Seminole, Fla.; and five great-grandkids.
Sheila was preceded in death by her parents, Leonard and Teresa Heimes; her parents-in-law, Emil and Vera Loecker; brother-in-law, Larry Loecker; brother-in-law, Arnie Jones; sister-in-law, Karen Heimes; sister-in-law, Donna Heimes; and two infant siblings.
