Amy Heffernan

In lieu of flowers, please make memorials to
The Heffernan Boys Trust Fund at Community Bank PO Box 145, Dunlap, Iowa 51529

Amy Marie (Anderson) Heffernan was born June 9, 1971, to Richard "Dick" and Rose (Esser) Anderson in Missouri Valley, Iowa. She was raised in Dunlap and graduated from Dunlap High School in 1989. Amy married Jim Heffernan on November 29, 1997, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Amy graduated from Jennie Edmundson School of Nursing in 1997. She then worked for Jennie Edmundson Hospital as an RN for five years. In 2002 she started working for Harrison County Home Health.

Amy was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. She enjoyed her boys and spending time with her family. Amy was a natural care giver with her family and in her nursing career. She always put her patients at ease and helped them to smile even in difficult situations. She was an avid basketball fan. When Amy was in high school she was a member of the National Honor Society.

Amy died Tuesday, March 27, 2007, at Immanuel Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska attaining the age of 35 years, nine months, and 18 days.

Amy was preceded in death by her grandfather, Alex Esser and her father, Dick Anderson. She is survived by her husband, Jim Heffernan; three boys, Tyler, Michael, and Patrick; mother, Rose and her husband Don Thompson all of Dunlap, Iowa; sister, Suzanne and her husband Jeff Buffington and nephew Cole of Ankeny, Iowa; grandparents, Kenneth & Lois Anderson and Gustie Esser; parents-in-laws, Pat and Eileen Heffernan all of Dunlap; siblings-in-law, Dan and Diane Heffernan, Jodi Blom, Brian and Paula Heffernan, Colleen Wingrove, Rick Heffernan, Rob Heffernan, and Maureen Heffernan; and many other relatives and friends.