Edwin Heckel, electronics technician

Edwin L. Heckel of Ridgefield, a retired electronics technician, died at his home on Sunday morning, Nov. 7, 2004. He was 86 years old and the husband of Jean Brown Heckel.

Mr. Heckel was born in Stamford on May 1, 1918, a son of Edwin and Edith Lawson Heckel. He attended Stamford schools and graduated from the Connecticut Technical School of Stamford. He was a World War II U.S. Army veteran.

Mr. Heckel was a retired electronics technician and had worked for Machlett Laboratories in the Springdale section of Stamford.

He moved from Stamford to Ridgefield in 1956 and enjoyed fishing, electronic and mechanical challenges, and “was a real do-it-yourself person,” his family said.

Besides his wife, Mr. Heckel is survived by a daughter, Edith E. Koren of Danbury; two nieces, Leah Riffe and Sharon Riffe; two grandnephews and a grandniece.

Chaplain Kendall Palladino conducted services Wednesday in the Kane Funeral Home.

Burial was in Fairfield Memorial Park Cemetery, Stamford.