Obituary of Dennis L. Hein

Dennis L. Hein Age 60, of Spencer, passed away Monday, November 24, 2014 at Ministry Saint Joseph’s Hospital. Funeral Services will be held at 11AM on Saturday, November 29, 2014 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spencer. Rev. David DePaoli will officiate. Committal services will be held privately at a later date. Family and friends are invited to gather on Friday at Life Tributes Funeral Home in Spencer from 4PM until 8PM and again on Saturday at the church in Spencer from 10AM until time of services. Dennis was born on November 15, 1954 in Neillsville, the son of Laverne and Anita (Greening) Hein. After graduation from Spencer High School, he worked for a time at Randt Cheese Factory in Loyal later moving to Sheboygan and was employed at The Kohler Company. He moved to Wisconsin Rapids where Dennis worked at Preway Fireplace Co. On September 29, 1979, Dennis married the love of his life, Debra Grimm. She survives. Other occupations included working assembly at Art Craft in Spencer, operating a dairy farm and at the same time working at Land O Lakes in Spencer. After retiring from farming in 2001, Dennis did seasonal work for the WI Dept. of Natural Resources as a gypsy moth trapper, worked as a substitute rural mail carrier in the Colby area and drove for Progressive Travel in Spencer. In 2011, Dennis became a full-time rural mail carrier in Colby until his recent retirement due to health issues. Hobbies included hunting, fishing and enjoying or spending time in the outdoors. For those that knew him, Dennis was a little bit of a prankster and jokester, but also a hard working man dedicated to his family. He was a member of and past trustee and elder at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spencer. Survivors include his mother Anita Hein of Spencer; his wife Debra Hein of Spencer; two daughters: Heather (Adam) Miller of Spencer and Ashley (Marque Polster) HeinPolster of Janesville; three grandchildren: Carissa, Haley and Daniel Miller; one sister Kathy (Kevin) Kaiser of Spencer along with many other relatives and friends. Dennis was preceded in death by his father Lavern Hein; three sisters: Linda Kilty, Karen Jensen and Jean Martin. Memorials in Dennis’s name are being accepted by the family for a charity to be determined at a later date. Visit www.lifetributesfuneralhome.com to share thoughts and condolences.