Obituary of Nellie Mae Heil

Nellie Mae Heil Funeral Services for Nellie Mae Heil of Winfield, MO, will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 3, 2011 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Winfield. Rev. Louis Ramsey, of St. Louis, MO, will officiate with burial in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis. Serving as pallbearers will be Robert Luzynski, Sr., Robert Luzynski, Jr., John Luzynski, Sr., Richard Aubuchon, Timmy Aubuchon and Timmy McCreary. Mrs. Heil, 85, passed away Sunday afternoon, October 30, 2011. Born November 25, 1925 in Brice, MO (Bennett Springs), she was the daughter of Homer Clifton and Mary Matilda Marley Sharp. She was united in marriage on February 20, 1954 in St. Louis to Kenneth Edward Heil. She was blessed with seven children: Frances, Cyrena, Stephen, Richard, Patty, Caroline and Gail. She was preceded in death by her parents, Homer and Tilda Sharp; by five brothers: Junior, Raymond, Alvin "Jack", Glen and infant Sharp and one sister, Nerva Clayton. She was also preceded by four grandchildren: Christopher Dronet, William Terry Stuart, Joshua Aubuchon and Jacob Lee Price; one great-grandson, Santino Luzynski; and her beloved husband of 46 years, Kenneth Heil who died June 3, 2000. Survivors include five daughters: Frances Luzynski and her husband, Robert, Sr., of St. Louis, Ellen (Cyrena) Brown of Montrose, CO, Linda (Patty) Boyles and her husband, Jim, of Hollister, MO, Caroline Aubuchon and her husband, Richard, of Winfield and Gail Price and her companion, Timothy McCreary of Foley, MO; two sons: Stephen (Joseph) Chase of Montrose, CO and Richard (Eddie) Chase of Ash Flat, AR; and one brother, Marvin Sharp and his wife, Sylvia, of Lebanon, MO; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She also leaves several nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Visitation will be held from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Carter-Ricks Funeral Home in Winfield. Memorials may be made to the Charity of the Donor's Choice in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Homes, 3838 East Highway 47; P.O. Box 253; Winfield, MO 63389. Online condolences may be made at www.carterricksfuneralhome.com.