Leroy Hegge

ERLANGER – Leroy G. Hegge, 88, died Saturday, Nov. 7, at Hospice of St. Elizabeth Healthcare in Edgewood.He was a line foreman for Wiedemann Brewery for 42 years. He was also an Army World Warn II veteran and fought in the Battle of the Bulge and was a Purple Heart recipient. He was a lifetime member of the Disabled American Veterans and the Knights of Columbus Father Bealer Council.

Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Bernadette “Betty” Hegge; sons, Roy W. Hegge of Erlanger, Mark A. Hegge of Aurora, Ind., and John M. Hegge of Dillsboro, Ind.; daughters, Karen A. Alsip of Independence and Betty Ann Brandner of Fort Mitchell; sister, Mille Rice of Union; 11 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, with services following at Linneman Funeral Home, Erlanger. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Erlanger.

Memorials: Hospice of St. Elizabeth Healthcare, 483 South Loop Road, Edgewood, KY 41017.