Arnold Mike Heiman (May 15, 1919-May 21, 2018) was born in Damascus, Oregon to Casper Heiman and Margaret Kehrli Heiman. He attended Cottrell grade school and took courses in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry at OSU under the GI Bill.
During World War II he served in the Army, spending two years overseas in Ireland, France and Germany. He was seriously wounded at the Battle of the Bulge, requiring six months recuperation in England. He received a Purple Heart and Expert Rifleman’s award.
Arnold married Lillian Bachofner on July 29, 1943 in Portland. They had two children, Lawrence Arnold and Donna Mae.
He worked for several dairies in the Portland area before working for 35 years as a food and coffee salesman for many companies, including Boyd’s and MJB.
He enjoyed being outdoors, raising beef cattle, farming and traveling.
Arnold received Christ as his Savior in the cotton fields of North Carolina while serving in the Army and was later Baptized at the Trinity Baptist church. More recently, he was a member of the Pleasant Home Community Church.
He is survived by his wife Lillian, grandchildren Rebecca Speitz, Tess Barr-Hamblin and Dylan Barr and great-grandsons Casper, Cade and Chase. He was preceded in death by son Larry Heiman and daughter Donna Barr.