Liselotte Martha "Lilo" Heinze

Liselotte Martha “Lilo” Heinze, age 94, passed away Saturday, December 21, 2019 at her home. Funeral service: 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 24, 2019, at the Middle Amana Church, Middle Amana, with Elder Andrea Haldy officiating. Burial will be in the Middle Amana Cemetery, Middle Amana. Visitation: 10:00 a.m., until service time, Tuesday, December 24, 2019. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be contributed to the Amana Church or Essence of Life Hospice. Kloster Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.

Lilo is survived by her three children Mike (Shelly) Heinze, of Middle Amana, and two twin daughters Heidi Heinze, Middle Amana, and Kari Heinze, of Amana; four grandchildren Matt (Kristen) Heinze, of North Liberty, Samantha Heinze, of India, Stephanie (Danny) Lemus, of Des Moines, and Nick Heinze, of Middle Amana; three sisters Ruth Meier, Ilse Seidler and Elke Von der Reich, all of Germany; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ted in 1999, her brother Horst Andritschke and a sister Inge Trocha.

Liselotte Martha Andritschke, was born February 8, 1925, in Hamburg, Germany, the daughter of Richard and Else Nixdorf Andritschke. She attended the schools in Germany. Lilo worked for the phone book company called the Andresse Buch Hamburg Company, in Germany from the ages of 17 until she was 31. With help from her friend Christa Schmidt, Lilo became pen pals with Ted, while he was serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. They were united in marriage August 18, 1958 at the Little Brown Church, in Nashua. The couple made their home in Middle Amana. Lilo worked at the Woolen Mill as a weaver and Amana Refrigeration in the cafeteria as a cashier. She also worked at Alma’s Wash House in Homestead.

Lilo loved to crotchet, knit, read and bake. She enjoyed attending Octoberfest, in Amana, and watching German television. Lilo was well known for her rouladen. She especially loved spending time with her family and friends.