Herbert Heftler

Herbert was born to Harry Heftler (1889 - 1973), born in Austria-Hungary, and Edith Azvoy (1888 - 1993). He had sibling George (2 yrs older than he). Born in New York, New York, by 1920 Herbert lived in New Jersey. By 1958, he lived in Miami FL. He was married to Cleo Una Moore (1924 - 1973), an actress, who he married on October 25, 1961; Monica L. Anderson (who he married on January 7, 1978); and Virginia Prosser (1915 - 1959), with whom he had son Roger H Heftler (1937 - 2015) On his World War II draft card, Herbert stated that he was white, lived in Rutherford New Jersey, unemployed, weighed 135 lbs, had a dark complexion, hazel eyes, and brown hair, and was 5' 8". His next of kin was his wife, Virginia. Herbert was a veteran of World War II, he served with Patton's 3rd Army in Germany and Czechoslovakia. Injured in the War, he was honorably discharged. After World War II, he founded the Heftler Construction Co. to build apartments and homes for returning G.I.'s in NJ. In 1959, he moved the company headquarters to Beverly Hills, California. A very successful businessman/builder, Herbert relocated the headquarters of his company to Miami in 1973, where they remained until the sale of the company in 1994, when he retired. After retirement, he remained involved in many charities. To see more about his interesting life, see Herbert Heftler: Obituary