Frederick Darrell Heller

Frederick Heller, of Antigo, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at his home under the care of LeRoyer Hospice following an eight month long battle with cancer. He was 76 years old. He was born on May 4, 1937 in Wausau, a son of Fred and Anna (Steinfest) Heller. He married Linda Meyers on May 24, 1958 in Milwaukee. She survives. He was a graduate of Antigo High School with the class of 1955. At age 17 he moved to Milwaukee and worked for Allis-Chalmers and at American Motors. He lived in Texas for several years before returning to Antigo where he worked for 34 years at Tony Spychalla Farms retiring in 2002. He enjoyed watching the Green Bay Packers, NASCAR, listening to all different types of music and spending time with his family and friends. Survivors including his wife are their seven children: Jeff (Sue) Heller, Superior, Fred (Vickie) Heller, Antigo, Carol Heller, Milwaukee, Mike Heller, Sparta, Chris (Kathy) Heller, Schofield, Darrell (Nicola) Heller, Weston, Charlie (Katie) Heller, Appleton; a sister Ann Thome, Oconomowoc; 26 grandchildren; one great grandchild; a brother-in-law Ricky Meyers, Montello; and a sister-in-law Carol Meyers, Racine. He was preceded ...[more]

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death by his parents Fred Heller and Anna Silhavy, his step-father, Bohumil Silhavy, a grandson, Jeramie Heller, two brothers, Aurel Heller and Albert Silhavy; a sister-in-law, Kathy Meyers and a brother-in-law, Charles Meyers. A funeral service will be held on Saturday at 1 p.m. at Bradley Funeral Home with Rev. Omer Kelley officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences at www.bradleyfh.com The Fred Heller family extends a heartfelt thank you to Dr. Chris Peterson and the staff at Aspirus Cancer Center of Wausau and Antigo and the LeRoyer Hospice staff from Langlade Hospital for the wonderful care he received during his battle with cancer