Marge, Linus
In Memory of Linus Heithoff
Prayer Service
4 PM ~ Fr. Schrad Friday, July 4, 2008Casket Bearers Todd Justice, Nick Justice, Adam Justice, Travis Justice, Barry Romitti, Marty Romitti
Interment Sacred Heart Cemetery, Manning, Iowa
Linus Clayton "Chub" son of Joseph and Martha (Roth) Heithoff, was born July 16, 1917, on a farm east of Templeton, Iowa. He attended Sacred Heart School through the seventh grade and completed eighth grade in country school. He then began working with his dad on the family farm.
On October 8, 1940, Chub was united in marriage with Marguerite "Marge" Kisgen at Sacred Heart Church in Templeton. Two daughters were born to this union. The couple soon began farming. In 1948 Chub quit farming and along with his brother-in-law John Kisgen purchased Herb Kuhl's tavern in Manning. The family then moved to Manning. In 1962 the business name was changed from Johnny and Chub's to Chub's Place. About that time Marge began helping in the tavern. In 1981 they retired and moved from their apartment above the tavern to their home on Center Street in Manning.
Chub was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Manning and Knights of Columbus in Templeton. In his spare time he enjoyed gardening and yard work. Chub had been a loyal Chicago Cubs fan since 1931.
Chub's health began to fail and he entered the Manning Regional Healthcare Center where he died on Wednesday, July 2, 2008, at the age of 90 years, 11 months and 16 days.
Chub was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers: one, in infancy; Marvin Heithoff and wife Esther; and Virgil Heithoff; two sisters: Bonita and husband John Sporrer and Irene and husband Mike Richter; and brother-in-law Sam Schrad.
Chub is survived by his wife Marge Heithoff of Manning; two daughters: Linda and husband Marion Romitti of Madrid and Joan Justice of Minden; six grandsons; 18 great-grandchildren; brother Eugene Heithoff and wife Margaret of Templeton; four sisters: Rita and husband Joe Simons of Carroll; Edna Schrad of Templeton; Ruth and husband LeRoy Brown of Des Moines and Bernice and husband Edwin Halbur of Coon Rapids; sister-in-law Mildred Heithoff of Templeton; and many nephews, nieces, other relatives and friends.
Family history from the 2006 Manning Quasquicentennial history book
Linus and Marge Heithoff
Linus "Chub" Heithoff, born July 16, 1917, to the late Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Heithoff of Templeton, and Marguerite "Marge" Kisgen, born November 7, 1920, to the late Mr. and Mrs. John Kisgen of Templeton, were married October 8, 1940. They moved to a farm four miles east and two miles south of Manning. In 1948, the farm was sold and they moved into Templeton, where they purchased the Hammermill from Leo Ertz. They operated it until July, when Linus and his brother-in-law purchased a tavern in Manning. They lived in Templeton until 1951, when they moved to Manning.
Mrs. Heithoff worked at the J.M. McDonald Company from 1954 to 1962. She then went to work with her husband at Chub's Place. They retired on November 1, 1981.
They are the parents of two daughters, Linda Romitti, born October 30, 1941, and Joan Justice, born March 12, 1943.
Linda Romitti, a 1959 graduate of Manning High School, graduated with a BSN from Grandview College in Des Moines and is employed by the State of Iowa. She and her husband Marion live in Madrid, Iowa. They are the parents of Barry, who with his wife Yvonne and children, Jacob, Alexis, Clayton, Lydia, and Jeremy live in Madrid; and Martin, who with his wife Angil and son Roman live in Columbia, Missouri.
Joan Justice, a 1961 graduate of Manning High School,
