Memorial Services for Lyle Heiss, age 80, of Page will be held at 10:30 am Saturday, December 14, 2019 at the Page United Methodist Church.  Burial will follow in the Page Cemetery with the procession led by the Page Fire and Rescue.  Rev. Stuart Davis will officiate.

Memorial Visitation will be from 5-7 pm Friday, December 13, 2019 at Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill with a 7 pm Prayer Service.

Lyle passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in O'Neill.  Despite being very healthy, he sustained a severe and unrecoverable stroke.

Memorials may be directed to the family for future designation.  Biglin's Mortuary in O'Neill is in charge of arrangements.

Lyle Wayne Heiss was born September 20, 1939 to Ivan and Rose (Robinson) Heiss in Page, Nebraska.  He graduated from Page High School in 1957.  He attended the University of Nebraska Lincoln Ag Campus for one year.  Lyle entered the Nebraska National Guard in 1962.

He met Judy Jorgensen from Creighton on a blind date.  They were married on June 6, 1964 in Winnetoon, Nebraska.  From this union four children were born;  Brent, Greg, Scott, and Sonja.

The family made their home in Page on the Heiss Homestead Farm that was established in 1882. Lyle was the 4th generation to operate the farm.  Farming was a very important part of the Heiss family and was Lyle's passion.

Lyle was a member of Page United Methodist Church.  He was active in the Page community as a member of the Rural Fire Board and served over 50 years on the Page Fire Department.   He was a 4-H Leader, a Page School Board member, and spent the last 8 winters volunteering with Wycliff Bible Translators in Tucson, AZ.  Lyle was also a host parent for two foreign exchange students.

Lyle enjoyed being a ham radio operator and communicating with missionaries in Haiti.  He supported christian missions and participated in multiple trips to Haiti and Columbia.  He enjoyed being generous with his sweet corn, apples, and time in order to serve others in the community. Lyle was a determined and excellent mechanic. There were few things that he could not fix, and figuring out how to get them fixed was part of the fun.  Lyle loved ballroom dancing on Sunday afternoons with his wife Judy.

Lyle is survived by his wife of 55 years, Judy Heiss of Page; four children, Brent and wife, Julie, of Allen, TX; Greg and wife, Corri, of Everett, WA; Scott and wife, Stacy, of Omaha, NE; Sonja Buescher and husband, Derik, of Laramie, WY; five grandchildren, Aaron, Jordan, and Brayden Heiss, Zane and Truett Buescher; two sisters, Marian Price of Lincoln, NE and Myrna Brown of Omaha, NE; several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ivan and Rose Heiss, and sister, Bonnie Heiss.