Joseph Eugene Heim

Joseph Eugene Heim of Stevensville, MD died on Friday, May 8, 2009 at his home. He was 80 years old. Joseph Heim was born on August 26, 1928 to the late Joseph Heim and Katherine Haspert and his late stepfather, Leonard Barton in Baltimore, MD. At the age of 2, his family moved to the Eastern Shore. At the age of 14, he started working as a waterman, crabbing and oystering. In between seasons, Joe also worked on building the first Bay Bridge. On October 2, 1948, he married Catherine Pierson and they resided in Grasonville until 1962 when they moved to Stevensville, MD where they raised their family. He worked as a waterman for 55 years before retiring in 2007. He was President of the Waterman’s Protective Association for many years. He also served on the Governors’ Tidal Fisheries Advisory from 1980 thru 1996. He was honored with a Maryland House Resolution from the House of Delegates in 1982 for his heroic rescue of three people from a sinking boat on the Chester River and from the Q.A.C. Chapter of the Red Cross. He was a member of the Bay Country Moose Lodge #831 and a member of the Knights of Pythias in Grasonville, MD. He served as a Squad Leader in the Maryland National Guard from 1947 until 1950. He enjoyed hunting geese and ducks, watching baseball and football and coached his sons in little league games. Mr. Heim is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Catherine Heim of Stevensville, MD; sons, Joseph Heim, Jr., and his wife, Sally of Chester, MD and Bobby Heim and his wife, April, of Stevensville, MD; daughters, Teresa Ann Thompson of Chester MD and Ken Smith; Cathy Heinsohn and her husband, Lee, of Cordova, MD; nine grandchildren, Lisa Jones, David Thompson, Mindy Heinsohn, Katie Heim, Cory and Evan Heinsohn, Bobby Heim, Jr., Brittany Heim, and Bryan Heim; five great-grandchildren, Amberly Haddaway, Bradley Haddaway, Haley Jo Edwards, Holly Ann Jones, and Jeremy Jones; a nephew Michael Thompson and special friends Sandy and Rose. He is predeceased by two grandchildren, Dylan Heinsohn and Robert Joseph Heim. A visitation will be held at Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, P.A., 106 Shamrock Road, Chester, MD on Monday, May 11, 2009 from 2 to 4 pm and 6 to 8 pm where a funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, May 12. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Queen Anne’s, Inc., 255 Comet Drive, Centreville, MD 21617. Online condolences may be made at www.fhnfuneralhome.com.

Joseph Eugene Heim

August 26, 1928 - May 8, 2009