March 2022
Rev. Elton Heimsoth, age 88, of Lombard, died March 2, 2022, at his home.
He was called to Trinity Lutheran Church, Lombard, Illinois in 1971 and served there for the next 27 years, retiring in 1998. Prior to that he was an Associate Pastor at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Bay City, Michigan from 1967 to 1971, and at Faith Lutheran Church in Kinston, North Carolina, from 1963 to 1967. As one of the longest serving pastors in Lombard, he was loved and respected. In retirement, he assisted for 8 years at Trinity Lutheran York Center, Lombard, Illinois, and for 6 years at Faith Lutheran Church in Westchester, Illinois.
From 1955-1960, he was a Lutheran school teacher & principal at Christ Lutheran School in San Pedro, California.
He was a graduate of Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Springfield, Illinois, in 1963, and a graduate of Concordia Teachers College in River Forest, Illinois in 1955. He was also an active member of the Lutheran Layman’s League and former chairman of the Central Pastors Conference of the Northern Illinois District of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
He grew up in Colorado and Illinois and was a graduate of Grand Junction High School in Colorado.
Elton was married to Carol nee Goehner on July 23, 1955, in Kansas City, Missouri, at Immanuel Lutheran Church. He was the loving father of James Heimsoth of Minonk, IL, Peter (Cynthia) Heimsoth of McHenry, Illinois, and Kris Ann (Marty) Milas of Villa Park, IL; cherished grandfather of Calvin (Maddie) Milas and Cody Milas; and fond uncle to many nieces and nephews. He was confirmed at First Bethlehem Church in Chicago in 1947.
A service of praise and victory will be held Saturday, March 12, 2022, with Rev. Heimsoth Lying-In-State from 9:30 a.m. until the time of the Funeral Service at 10:30 a.m. at St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church, 215 S. Lincoln Ave., Lombard, Illinois 60148. Interment to follow at Chapel Hill Gardens West Cemetery, Oakbrook Terrace. Visitation will be held Friday, March 11, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard, Illinois 60148.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to Trinity Lutheran Church & School, 1165 S. Westmore-Meyers Road, Lombard, IL 60148, St. John’s Ev. Lutheran Church & School, 215 S. Lincoln Ave., Lombard, IL 60148 or Lutheran Hour Ministries, 660 Mason Ridge Center Drive, St. Louis, MO 63141.