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John Arthur Heegle

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RANDOLPH — John Arthur Heegle, 81, Randolph, died Nov. 23, 2020, at Faith Regional Hospital, Norfolk.

A Memorial Service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction on the Wintz Funeral Home, Laurel.

John Arthur Heegle was born Dec. 26, 1938, in Yonkers, N.Y., to Norman and Helen Heegle. He grew up in Yonkers, and graduated from Yonkers High School in 1957. He had worked at Sam’s Camera while in Yonkers. He went to Dakota Wesleyan, Mitchell, S.D., graduating in 1961, then attended Chadron State for one semester. John was in Operation Bootstrap at the age of 14 and joined the National Guard in San Antonio, Texas, later serving in the Civil Air Patrol.

John met Myra Lee Friesen while in college and married her Sept. 14, 1968, in Henderson. They lived in New York for one year, where he worked at the camera shop. They moved to Mitchell, S.D., where John worked for the Daily Republic. Both daughters, Heidi and Holly, were born while in Mitchell. John and Myra moved to Rapid City, S.D., and lived there for two years. John then worked for Picadilly Portraits, Denver, Colo., for a year. In January 1974, they moved to Randolph. John and Myra managed the Cedar Motel in Randolph from 1974-2017. John also did social work in Randolph, working at the Nursing Home, and worked at Camera Concepts, Norfolk, from 1990- 1997.

John was a member of the United Presbyterian Church, Laurel. He loved photography and cameras, also going to garage sales. He enjoyed model trains and railroading (HO and N scale). He belonged to the Yankton Train Club.

John is survived by his wife, Myra, Randolph; two daughters, Heidi Marie Heegle, Atlanta, Ga., and Holly Dawn Zinck, Altanta, Ga.; two granddaughters, Emily Elizabeth Zinck and Claire Catherine Zinck, both of Atlanta, Ga.; two sisters, Pat Tinsley, St. Petersburg, Fla., and Norma (John) Manditch, Cedar Mountain, N.C.; two nephews and one niece.

He was preceded in death by his parents.