Virginia LuVerne Falk Heilig

Heilig, Virginia LuVerne Falk, Virginia "Ginny" Heilig, born October 15, 1925, passed peacefully September 4, 2010 at her home in Irvine, CA. Born, raised and educated in Minneapolis, MN where she earned her RN degree, she and her new husband, Bud, then moved to Southern Cal. After falling in love with the Pacific Ocean, Ginny quickly found a beachfront apt. She worked as a psychiatric nurse when their first daughter, Karen Jeannette was born and soon after their son, Steven Louis followed. Their third and last child, Randi Marie was born before they moved to the new family home in Corona del Mar where the kids grew up through high school. Ginny was both a devoted mom and an elegant hostess for social gatherings and celebrations over the years. Everyone always appreciated her social graces and humorous wit. Her passions for her Persian cats and swimming beyond the surf were unending. She was always available to patch up errant surfers injured on the beach, using her nursing skills. In the early 1970s, Bud and Ginny's pathway divided. With her children grown, Ginny returned to her career as an RN, working in alcohol recovery and dermatology programs. She declined numerous offers of marriage and spent her remaining years in Laguna Beach and Irvine, CA. Ginny is survived by her eldest daughter, Karen, who was her longtime 24/7 caregiver; her son, Steve of San Francisco, CA; her younger daughter, Randi Danson of Santa Barbara, CA. who gave her two grandchildren, Lauren and Austin. Also two sisters, Dusti (Nancy) Fenno of Huntsville, AL and Linda Mathis of central France; two brothers, Roger Falk of Richfield, MN and Jim Beattie of Hesperia, CA. There are numerous beloved cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. No formal services are planned. Ginny requested that her cremains be scattered in the ocean she so cherished. Her loving smile and gentle spirit will be remembered by all, as she was an angel on Earth and now an angel in Heaven. Special thanks are extended to St. Joseph Hospice and The Neptune Society.