Lacy Rae Heberlein

Lacy Rae Heberlein 1971-2009 Lacy Rae Heberlein passed away in her sleep at her home in Boise on Sunday, Aug. 30th, 2009. Lacy died of cardiac arrhythmia and respiratory difficulties. She was lifted up from this earth in the loving arms of Our Lord Jesus. At the moment of her death, her mother knew that Lacy had been called to the gates of heaven, and we have faith that Lacy is now at peace in a wondrous place, resting in the arms of our Lord Jesus Christ, free of worry and pain. Lacy was cremated on the 2nd at 7:25 p.m.; at 7:27 p.m. a humming bird flew over my shoulder, letting me know had Lacy made it to heaven, and is with God. We have faith that Lacy is now with her grandmother, Margaret Heberlein, her grandmother, Marge Nugent Schefski, her grandfathers, Ernie Nugent and Ken Schefski, her cousin, Kimmy Johnston, her great-grandmother, Amy Walker, and her wonderful dog, Sophie. Lacy Rae was born in Pocatello, Idaho on Jan. 4th, 1971. She was welcomed into this world by a crowd of family and friends waiting in the delivery room, excited to begin loving and sharing their lives with this precious little person. She was the first grandchild for Margaret and Jim Heberlein. At a very early age, it was apparent that Lacy was a highly intelligent person. For her first few years, Lacy lived with her mother, Julie Nugent, and her father, Brent Heberlein in Grand Forks, N.D., and in Caribou, Maine. When Lacy was three, her parents moved back to Pocatello to be close to her Heberlein family. Lacy was the most precious and loved little girl, especially close to her grandmother, Margaret Heberlein. We nick-named her "Lacybug". The Heberleins had a large part in her care and upbringing, always surrounding her with love and care. Lacy was so blessed to be part of the Heberlein family, including her father, Brent Heberlein with whom she had a loving relationship, her uncles, Mike Heberlein,(Dorinda) Dave Heberlein,(Alice) and Denny Neifert,(Sherry) cousins, Jamie, Jonie, Dan, Jennifer, Melony and Jeff Lanthorne, and her aunt Barbara Heberlein. Lacy had a wonderful relationship with her grandfather, Jim Heberlein, and was fortunate to have spent a few days with him this July in Pocatello, where they went dancing at the senior center and grubbed out on Buddy's Pizza. Lacy's parents divorced in 1977, and shared in her upbringing. As God would have it, her mother met and married a most wonderful man, Larry Craig, in 1980, when Lacy was nine years old. Julie and Lacy moved to McCall and thus began her life as the daughter of Larry Craig, who loved and cared for Lacy for 29 years. Julie's mother, Marge, always said that "God had his arm around you the day you met Larry Craig" and this was so true. Larry has done a wonderful job or taking care of Julie and Lacy Rae. Lacy found a new "sister" in Betina (Tina) Craig-Young. They had a wonderful relationship. Her first teacher in McCall was Barbara Morgan, and Lacy loved Barbara, she said, "because she encourages me". Lacy excelled in school, always having good grades and involvement with her friends in school. She played flute in the band. She was cheerleader in Junior High. She had a crowd of friends to spend time with at the school functions and games. Lacy started work in McCall as hostess at the Cutty Sark Restaurant. She graduated from McCall Donnelly High School in 1989, when she moved to Boise to begin "her" life. Lacy always chose to live in Boise's North End and spent many evenings with her friends and Sophie at Lucky 13. Lacy attended BSU for a time, and then went to work for Blue Cross in their claims examination department, where she absolutely excelled as an employee. After eight years at Blue Cross, Lacy crossed over into another area of health care, working for Primary Health as a medical code examiner, always amazing her supervisors with her thoroughness and intelligence. Lacy found a new friend, her gorgeous dog, Sophie, who was her constant companion, her "other half" for 16 years, until Sophie had to be put to sleep. In Boise, Lacy lived with her parents until she was 24, and I have to say, I so enjoyed living with my daughter for that many years. It was wonderful to come home from work and see Lacy waiting for me. She was such a joy to my life, and I treasured my daughter, my best friend. At the age of 24, Lacy moved out and into her first apartment, which was such a thrill for her. She had a flair for decorating and her apartments were always furnished so cute and cleverly. She never wanted people to think that "the shagnasties" lived there! Over the years, Lacy found new friends and, at the time of her death, had a group of friends and a support group that was awesome. Among those friends were Carol Conser, Karina Casebolt, Amy Mitchell, and Kathy Baylon, and without a doubt, Lacy's best and dearest friend, Vangie Wightman. These are friends who would have gone to the wall for Lacy. These friends were in constant touch with Lacy, checking on her and offering their love and support. Also important to Lacy's life was her support group at Mountain States Group, Demi Dellairo, Julia Spencer-Franklin, and Gayle Detweiler. God bless you for the help and encouragement you gave to Lacy. Also, God bless Lacy's other friends whose names are Rick Overton, Jill Giese, Mary York, Ryan Gilbert, Erin Fink, Steve Fulton, Susan Dillingham, and countless others. You see, the thing about Lacy was that she gave her love, loyalty, and support to her all her friends, whenever they needed lifting up or encouraging advice, even at times when she was facing struggles of her own. Lacy had a fine sense of humor and her smile could light up a room. Lacy had beautiful hair, and her hair will be donated to Locks of Love, which will please her, and she had long beautiful fingers, and beautiful eyes. Her complexion was flawless and her fashion sense was really fine. Her lips were gorgeous and should have been shown in lipstick commercials. Those qualities are what you could see on the outside, but what you couldn't see was what was what was inside her body, her great huge, kind heart, her gentle spirit and wholesome goodness. Lacy always tried to "do the right thing". She respected other people and treated all people with respect and kindness. If you knew Lacy, you know what a great sense of humor she had. If you were fortunate to have Lacy as a friend, you know how kind and good she was, and she treated you with respect and loyalty, always supporting you to other people. I know this to be true. Her loyalty was without measure. I thank you, her friends, for the love and friendship that you gave to Lacy over the years. Lacy is survived by her mother, Julie Craig, dad, Larry Craig, Father, Brent Heberlein (Cari), grandfather Jim Heberlein, uncles Mike Heberlein, Dave Heberlein, and Denny Neifert, and their spouses, as well as her cousins Jaimie, Jonie, and Dan. On her mother's side, she is survived by her aunts, Marilyn (Mike) Hendricks, Liz (Jerry) Jacob, uncle Steve Nugent (Connie), and aunt Jana Nugent. She is survived by cousins, Zac Jacob, Tara Christensen, Kelly Bollow, and Tiffany Fugate, and Matt Hendricks. She was preceded in death by cousin Kimmy, who is waiting for Lacy to join her. Also surviving is her sister, Betina Young and husband, Kenney, and niece, Jordan Juhnke. Lacy wanted to be cremated and we had talked about this, and her wishes were carried out on September 2nd. A memorial service will be held at Summers Funeral Home-Boise, 12th and Bannock, at 10:30 on September 9th. Her ashes will be joined with those of Sophie, her beloved dog, and sprinkled at Camel's Back Park in Boise's North end at a future time. Lacy loved the north end, and I will always remember her as I drive through that part of town. Lacy leaves behind her mother, Julie, dad, Larry, father,