Della Heerwagen Obituary

Della H. Heerwagen (nee Boeger), age 92, formerly of Elmhurst, Illinois, and Fort Myers, Florida, died Sunday, May 18, 2008, in Port St. Lucie, Florida. Beloved wife of the late Paul T. Heerwagen, loving mother of Kurt (Carol) Heerwagen, Linda (Fred) Fischer, Mark Heerwagen, Karen Heerwagen, Elsa (Richard) Heroux, Eric (Molly) Heerwagen, Neal (Jacquelyn) Heerwagen, Lisa (D.T.) Minich, Peter (Anne) Heerwagen and Sandra (Anton) Hogrefe; grandmother of Jennifer (John) Caruso, Malinda (Shawn) Riley, Craig (Diane) Fischer, Glenn Fischer, Anna Heerwagen, Lydia Heerwagen, Christian Hogrefe, Graham Hogrefe, and Ryan Hogrefe; great grandmother of Caroline and Anthony Caruso, Aaron and Maria Fischer, and Delia Riley; fond sister of Elmore Boeger; dear cousin and sister-in-law of Eleanor (Boeger) Heerwagen; and aunt to many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Heerwagen was preceded in death by her sisters Marian Martens and Wilma Jenkins, her brother, Leland Boeger, and her parents, William F. and Martha (nee Puscheck) Boeger. Born in Hillside, Illinois, Mrs. Heerwagen and her husband moved to Fort Myers in 1991. She was a member of Zion Lutheran Church in Fort Myers. Funeral arrangements are private, under the direction of Fort Myers Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, 1589 Colonial Blvd., 239-936-0555.