Clarence Edward Hieserman

1917 - 2009  (91 years)

• Name	Clarence Edward Hieserman
  Birth	15 Jan 1917	Iowa Park, Wichita Co., TX
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Jan 2009	Gulf Breeze, Santa Rosa Co., FL; burial: Bayview Mem Park, Escambia Co., FL
  Person ID	I11646	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Edd Hieserman,   b. 9 Jan 1884, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH d. 20 Oct 1964, probably in TX; burial: Clara Cem., Wichita Co., TX (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Emma Jane Weeth,   b. 10 Nov 1882, Nasby, Sarpy Co., NE d. 7 Jan 1980, probably in TX; burial: Clara Cem., Wichita Co., TX (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	25 Jan 1911
  Family ID	F2768	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Turner,   b. 22 Dec 1919, Burkburnett, Wichita Co., TX (Age 106 years)
  Family ID	F4570	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos		Hieserman, Gertrude (1912-2004) & Clarence Edward Hieserman (1917-2009) 2-Persons photo of Gertrude Hieserman Primm & Clarence Edward Hieserman was taken about 1918-1919 and came from the Johnson/ Weeth Archives by Gerry Weeth Trimble.
  		Hieserman, Clarence Edward (1917-2009) Individual photo of Clarence Edward Hieserman was taken in TX, about 1935, and came from the Johnson/ Weeth Archives by Gerry Weeth Trimble.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: The Family Tree (from 1736 to January 1965) by Walter William Weeth via Rodney & Margaret Weeth. Walter William Weeth acknowledges the following family members as contributors to his work: Elise Busch Weeth, Berta Weeth, Andrew Weeth (1839), Carrie Weeth Page, and Gertrude Kappius Weeth. Name, dates, places Source: https://www.ancestry.com/boards/topics.obits2/35371/mb.ashx?pnt=1 by grantharmony Hieserman, Clarence Edward Replies: 0 Hieserman, Clarence Edward grantharmony (View posts) Posted: 14 Jan 2009 03:42PM Classification: Obituary Surnames: Hieserman, Turner, Primm, Matthews, Whitaker, Fish, Hall CLARENCE EDWARD HIESERMAN 1917 - 2009 Clarence Edward Hieserman, age 91, died peacefully at his home in Gulf Breeze, FL on January 12, 2009. Clarence was born on January 15, 1917 in Iowa Park, TX. He married Margaret Turner of Burkburnett, TX in 1942. Clarence received his B.S. degree at Texas Tech University and his M.S. degree in biochemistry at Michigan State University. He later did additional graduate work on his Ph.D. in organic chemistry, as well as, teaching at Texas A&M University. Clarence began his industrial career in 1942, as a result of World War II creating a demand for chemists in industry, with employment by Celanese Corporation where he remained until 1952. In that year, he joined Chemstrand, later to become a part of Monsanto Corporation, at Decatur, AL. His research and development work resulted in several U.S. and foreign patents. Clarence left the research laboratory in 1961, holding successive management posts as manufacturing manager of Decatur's Acrilan plant, then as Decatur plant manager in 1966, and finally as Pensacola plant manager in 1972. Clarence was named 1979 Industrial Leader of the Year by the Pensacola News-Journal and Chamber of Commerce. He was listed in Marquis Who's Who in Finance and Industry and Who's Who in the World. He served on and held leadership positions on many boards during his career - United Way, Pensacola Chamber of Commerce, Appeals Review, Baptist Hospital, Industrial Advisory, Junior Achievement, Pensacola Art Council, Associated Industries of Florida, Florida Chamber of Commerce, and the Blue Ridge Conference on Leadership. He was also a member of Kiwanis Club, the American Chemical Society, and the Alabama Academy of Science. Clarence loved and played the game of tennis all of his life. He also enjoyed traveling, cultural activities, and horticulture. He was an active member of and held various leadership positions at Immanuel Lutheran Church and previously at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Decatur, AL. He also served as trustee and vice-president of the Lutheran Foundation (Southern District). Clarence was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret and a sister, Gertrude Primm. (Survivors Omitted) Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 16, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Pensacola with the Reverend Walter Steele officiating. The family will receive friends in the church sanctuary from 10:00 a.m. until the service begins. There will be a reception in the parish hall immediately following the service. A private entombment at Bayview Memorial Park, Chapel of Peace will follow. Bayview Fisher-Pou Chapel, 3351 Scenic Highway is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be made to Immanuel Lutheran Church, 24 West Wright Street, Pensacola, FL 32501 for the Hieserman Endowment. Published in the Pensacola News Journal on 1/14/2009