Peter V. Heier, 92, Strasburg, ND, formerly of Herreid, SD and rural Hague, ND, died May 6, 2012 in the Linton Hospital, Linton, ND. Services will be held Friday, May 11, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Herreid, SD with Rev. Thomas Clement and Rev. Paul Eberle officiating. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church Cemetery, Hague, ND, with military honors by Jacob A. Heinrich Post 170, Herreid, SD. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at Myers Funeral Home, Linton, where a prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Pete was born December 13, 1919 to Michael and Catherine (Feist) Heier. He married Martha Miller on November 24, 1941 at St. Mary's Catholic Church, Hague, ND. Peter served in the South Pacific with the 13th Army Air Force from 1942 until the Japanese surrender in 1945. Pete kept in contact with a group of men from his unit throughout his life. Pete was the last surviving member of that group. After the war, they purchased a farm near the state line along US Highway 83 where they raised their children and farmed, from 1945 until 1976, when they retired from farming and moved to Herreid. Pete enjoyed playing cards with his and Martha's friends, especially Pinochle. He also enjoyed doing daily crossword puzzles in his retirement years until recently when his vision would no longer permit that. In his younger years, he was an avid fisherman. He also loved to hunt, target shoot, and reload his own ammunition. He spent many Sunday afternoons shooting gophers with his friends and family. Pete also enjoyed music and played the banjo and persistently tried the clarinet, fiddle and harmonica. Pete was a member of the Hague AM Vets, National Rifle Association, Life member of the Eureka VFW, Herreid American Legion and Hague Knights of Columbus. Pete is survived by his wife of 70 years, Martha, Strasburg Care Center, Strasburg, ND, His children, Kenneth of Bismarck, ND; Kathy Hoffman of Herreid, SD; Laurella Weninger (Floyd), Green Valley, AZ; Eugene (Judy), Eden Prairie, MN; and Elaine Hendrickson (Tarry) Bismarck, ND. He is also survived by his grandchildren and great grandchildren; Ken's daughter Tina Ness (Chris) and their son Andrew of Mandan, ND; Kathy's daughters, Shannon Russell and her sons, Kegan and Kyler of Wichita, KS; Nancy Kurtz and her children, Amber, Alyssa, and Brandon of Devils Lake, ND; Laurella's daughter's, Kimberly Townsend (Brian) of Coal Valley, IL and Kari Kasprzyk (Dave) of Flagstaff, AZ, and their children, Taylor, Meagan and Carter; Eugene's daughters, Nicole Marohl (Chris) of Bloomington, MN, and Danielle and her daughter, Emily, of Shakopee, MN; Elaine's daughter and son, Sara Buckman (Brian) of Fargo, ND, and their daughter, Zoey; and Jon-Erik of Minneapolis, MN; Surviving siblings include his brothers, Leonard, Erwin, Anthony, William (Christine), Leo (Johanna), Timothy (Jane) and his sisters include Emma Knoll and Leonita Heilman (Victor). Pete was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers, Julius and Rainer and his sisters, Magdalena and Helen, as well as his daughter-in-law, Phyllis Heier (Ken) and his son-in-law, Sam Hoffman (Kathy). You may share memories and condolences with the family at the Myers Funeral Home website, www.myersfh.com