Danny Lee Heuer

Danny Lee Heuer, age 96, of Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan passed away Thursday afternoon, February 8, 2018, at the Hospice of the EUP - Hospice House. Danny was born on December 27, 1921 in Quincy, Illinois to the late August and Nettie (Brant) Heuer. He graduated from Cooley High School in Detroit, Michigan with the class of 1940. On August 20, 1945, he married Eleanor Schaerer in Belleville, Michigan. Danny served in the United States Army 8th Air Force during WWII. He was a ball-turret gunner on a B-17, who flew 35 bombing missions over Germany. He was wounded and received a purple heart, as well as an Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, European-Africa Middle East Theater Ribbon with 5 Bronze Stars. Danny was a 32nd Degree Shriner and a member of both the NRA and Ducks Unlimited. He enjoyed precision reloading, rifle, pistol and shotgun shells, decoy carving, hunting, fishing, gunsmithing, and pistol shooting. He also enjoyed fixing old outboard motors. He had his private pilot's license and loved to fly. He also loved duck hunting, and he hunted big game all over the country. Danny retired at the age of 52 from Automotive Spring Corp., where he was a machinist and tool and die maker and has several patents on his spring designs which are still in use today. Upon retirement, he moved to the Sault Ste. Marie area. Danny is survived by two children: Daniel (Teresa) Heuer of Brimley, MI, and Gail Heuer of South Lyon, MI; six grandchildren: Misty (Duane) Barbeaux, Bridget (Mark) Czarnecki, Megan (Chris) Cooper, Heather Heuer, Jennifer (Airel) Malmsten, and Jason Johnson; seven great-grandchildren: Kiah (Cody) Potvin, Kaden Barbeaux, Alora Barbeaux, Melia Malmsten, Madison Malmsten, Hazel Czarnecki, and Nora Cooper; and two great-great-grandchildren: Zayden and Adlynn Potvin. Danny was preceded in death by his parents, his wife: Eleanor (Schaerer) Heuer, two children: Richard Heuer and Dawn Heuer; a brother: August Heuer; and a sister: Shirley Liberty. A funeral service will be held at 1:30 PM on Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at C.S. Mulder Funeral Home with Pastor Rod Case officiating. Friends may call at the funeral home from 12:00 PM until the time of the service. Burial will be at Oaklawn Chapel Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to Hospice of the EUP.

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Danny Lee Heuer

December 27, 1921 - February 8, 2018