Ida Heeg of Acadia Valley passed away at St. Joseph’s Home – Carmel Hospice on Tuesday, June 12, 2018, at the age of 89 years. Ida’s memory will be cherished by her children and their families: son, Ken Heeg; son, Howard (Linda) Heeg (grandchildren, Jim, Rhonda, Angie and great-grandchildren, Kaily and Mia); daughter-in-law, Rita Heeg (grandchildren, Scott (Stevie), Steven (Jennifer); son, Tim (April) Heeg (grandchildren, Greg (Danica) and Alli). Ida’s memory will forever remain in the hearts of her sister, Violet Anhorn; brother, Milton (Helen) Gill; aunt, Alida Sackman and uncle, August (Doreen) Stoltz, brothers-in-law, Albert and Robert as well as numerous, numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her husband, Edward Heeg; parents, August and Emma Gill; son, Larry Heeg and her niece, Iona Anhorn-Melgaard. Ida was born in Mendham, SK., on May 20, 1929, and married Edward on July 5, 1950. They were married 57 years raising their four boys into fine men. Ida was a caring, loving and hard working woman who had a strong faith in her Lord and Savior Jesus. She was humorous and straight forward when she needed to be. Ida kept up on her politics through a watchful eye on current news and events. She loved animals of all kinds, especially cats, dogs and the bush bunnies who visited her yard. She enjoyed time spent in her garden and she was a good cook… no one left her house hungry. Ida was a fabulous farm wife, sister and friend but most importantly, she was a gracious wife and mother who loved her family immensely. A Celebration of Ida’s Life will be held at Cook Southland Funeral Chapel, 901 – 13 Street S.W., Medicine Hat on Saturday, June 16, 2018, at 2:30 p.m. with Pastor Ken Edel officiating. Interment will follow at Hillside Cemetery. (Condolences may be expressed by visiting our website at www.cooksouthland.com). Memorial donations in Ida’s name may be made directly to the Lutheran Hour Ministries, 660 Mason Ridge Center Dr., St. Louis, MO., U.S.A., 63141 or to the International Lutheran Laymen’s League, 270 Lawrence Avenue, Kitchner, ON., N2M 1Y4. Honoured to serve the family is

• Date : 2018-06-12
• Location : Medicine Hat, Alberta

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