Shortly after a large part of his printing plates were destroyed by the Air Raids on Leipzig on 4 December 1943, the artist died of a severe internal ailment. His ashes were quietly interred.After a busy life devoted to art, my dearly beloved husband, the painter and graphic artist Prof. Bruno Héroux, teacher at the State Academy, was released from his severe suffering on 14 February. In silent mourning Melitta Héroux in the name of all surviving relatives. Leipzig, S3, Scharnhorststraße 2. The cremation took place quietly at the deceased's request; please refrain from visiting him for condolences. Text of the obituary, In No. 49, 19 February 1944, .
