Michael Hillesheim

Michael Arnold Hillesheim was born December 13, 1954, in Ramsey County, Minnesota. Mike was adopted by Arnold and Marie Hillesheim and graduated from Springfield High School in 1974. He then attended Willmar Vo-Tech for 2 years before working at Sanborn Manufacturing Company for 13 years. Mike then worked at AUI, now Bic, in Sleepy Eye for over 20 years. He was united in marriage to Muriel Trebesch in December of 1974. To this union was born 4 children - Melonie, Mandy, Martin, and Matt. Mike was a member of the Springfield Fire Department for 24 years and served as an EMT for the Springfield Ambulance for 12 years. He married Nitsa DeLechuga on December 27, 2007. Mike was a member of St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield, and enjoyed fishing, hunting, grilling, golfing, camping, and watching the Minnesota Twins. He is survived by parents- Arnold and Marie Hillesheim of Springfield; children- Melonie (Jeff) Heiling of Springfield, Mandy (Chris) Rosengren of Mankato, Martin (Hannah) Hillesheim of Springfield, and Matt (Christina) Hillesheim of Springfield; 13 grandchildren; sister Mary Kay Kieper of Springfield; brother Mark (partner Kevin) Hillesheim of Minneapolis; step-sons- Raymond Hendricks of Chicago, James Pena of Chicago, Daniel Pena of St. Cloud, and Joseph Pena of Springfield; and his dog and best friend Miss Lillie. He was preceded in death by wife Nitsa in 2010. First Visitation 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Wednesday, September 19, 2012 Sturm Funeral Home, Springfield 407 N. Jackson Springfield, Minnesota, United States 56087