Brett Heitkamp

October 03, 2015

Service Details

Brett Heitkamp, 22, passed away on October 3, 2015. Visitation will be held Friday, October 9, 2015 from 4 to 8 p.m. at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines and the funeral service on Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at Johnston Evangelical Free Church, 9901 NW 62nd Ave. in Johnston, IA. Private family burial will be at Lincoln Cemetery in Polk City, IA.

Brett was born on February 28, 1993 to Le Ann and Dean Heitkamp. He attended Johnston High School and was a 2015 graduate of Buena Vista College in Storm Lake where he played basketball and was involved in ministry. It was Brett’s dream to play and coach basketball overseas.

Grieving his loss are his mother, Le Ann Heitkamp and step-father, Ron Van Wyngarden; his brother, Taylor Heitkamp; his grandmothers, Mary Jean Beecher and Rita Heitkamp; aunts and uncles, Coleen Heitkamp, Janet Heitkamp, Nick and Margo Kubik, Mary and Dodd Bader, Lynne and Carl Kuldell, Paula and Brian Harrington, and Jason and Sara Kubik; step-siblings, Eric, Emma, Scott and Michelle Van Wyngarden; and his many dear and special friends. Brett was preceded in death by his father, Dean Heitkamp.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to Johnston Evangelical Free Church or to Sports Ambassadors. Condolences may be expressed online at www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com.

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