Heyer, Roylene “Roy” Georgia, passed away on May 15, 2015, after a courageous battle with COPD.  Roylene was born on March 25, 1946, in Nashville, Tennessee, and raised by Mary Eunice and Willard Harroun, in Pontiac, Michigan.  Roylene was devoted to her four children, Carrie (Thomas), Christopher (JoAnne), Kimberly (Peter), and Marie, and her eight grandchildren, Nicole, Claire, Eric, Ella, Abigail, Zachary, Noah, and Urijah.  She is further survived by the father of her children, Michael Heyer, and many nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.  Roylene was the youngest of five siblings who precede her in death.

  As a child, Roylene loved her many dogs, mini car racing, and playing with her older siblings.  After attending high school at Pontiac High, Roylene attended Northern Michigan University, in Marquette, Michigan.  In 1966, she moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

 As she dedicated her life to her children, she also worked tirelessly helping to operate numerous family-run businesses, such as the grocery stores Green Tree Market and Heyer’s Quality Foods.  Throughout the 1980s, she owned Mike Houlihan’s bar and The Palm Garden Terrace restaurant at the Grand Avenue mall.  In 1988 she purchased a family run bakery, Racine Danish Kringles in Racine, Wisconsin. 

One of Roylene’s passions was decorating her home for holiday celebrations with her children and grandchildren.  She loved gardening and tending to her birdhouses.  Roylene will be deeply missed by her family and friends.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to the Wisconsin Humane Society at 4500 West Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53208, (414-264-6257) http://www.wihumane.org 

Services will be held on Wednesday May 20, 2015 at the FUNERAL HOME.  Visitation begins at 3:00 p.m. with services to follow at 7:00 p.m.  Interment will be private.