Warren Heer

August 15, 1925 - September 6, 2017

Heer, Warren George, 92, of Mission Viejo, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. He was born August 15, 1925 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He spent his youth in the Midwest before joining the Navy in 1943. While an Officer in the Navy, he attended and graduated from Cornell University in 1946. Gloria and Warren Heer were married on June 18, 1949 in Yuma, Arizona. Warren was very active in both civic and political groups, in Downey and Mission Viejo including California Association of Parks and Recreation Commissions, Free and Accepted Masons and the Elks Lodge. After working briefly in Aerospace, Warren worked for the County of Los Angeles Road Department as a Civil Engineer until he retired in 1985. While working at the Road Department, Warren attended USC, where he received his Masters Degree in Public Administration in 1969. Warren is survived by his daughter Linda O’Connor of Mission Viejo; his son George Heer, his daughter-in-law Melissa Heer and two granddaughters, Megan Wooldridge and Allison Heer all of Rancho Santa Margarita.


Services will be held at Fairhaven Memorial Services on Saturday, September 23rd at 2:00 pm in Mission Viejo.

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