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Wayne C. Hillesheim

Wayne C. Hillesheim

SLEEPY EYE — Wayne Cyril Hillesheim, age 76, of Sleepy Eye died on June 28, 2019, at St. Marys Hospital, Rochester.

Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, July 25, and will continue on Friday from 8 until 10 a.m. at the Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye.

Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 26, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Sleepy Eye. The clergy will be Father Andy Michels. Interment will be in Home Cemetery in Sleepy Eye.

Military Honors by the Sleepy Eye Honor Guard.

Arrangements are with the Sturm Funeral Home in Sleepy Eye.

On line condolences may be left for the family at www.sturmfh.com.

Wayne Cryil Hillesheim was born on October 3, 1942 in Sleepy Eye to Clarence J. and Irene (Sherman) Hillesheim. He grew up in Sleepy Eye and graduated from St. Mary’s High School. After graduation he entered the U.S. Navy and served for 20 years. Wayne attended vocational school for electrical training and appliance repair. He worked several jobs including doing electrical work at Trinidad Tobago and also worked for Frigidaire. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church and the VFW.

He is survived by his daughter, Michelle (Ray) Gill of Little Falls and granddaughter, Victoria Brown of Bemidji. Also survived by his siblings, Anthony Hillesheim of Sleepy Eye, Delbert (Carol) Hillesheim of Sleepy Eye, Madeline (Bobby) Trups of Leesville, LA, Karen (Steve) Lindemann of Richmond, Clarice (Stan) Rosin of Nicollet, Kevin (Beverly) Hillesheim of St. Cloud and Susan (Matt) Reichard of Mt. Horeb, WI, and sister-in-law, PJ (Hillesheim) Heidleberg. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Peter.

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