Alexandra Heike Noriega

Alexandra Heike Noriega, 52, of Keller passed away Friday, March 27, 2015, following a long, brave battle with cancer. Memorial service: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, April 11, in Greenwood Chapel. Memorials: Should friends desire, memorial gifts in Alexandra's memory may be made to the Cancer Support Community of North Texas. Alexandra "Alex" was born Aug. 29, 1963, in Pirmasens, Germany, to Sigrid and the late Wolfgang-Dieter Adler of Grapevine. Alex and Paul Bernal Noriega were married Aug. 11, 2001. Alex was a natural caregiver who selflessly gave of herself. Alex attended Richland High School; she earned a BSN from the University of Texas at Arlington. She worked as an RN in the Mother-Baby Unit at Texas Health Resource Alliance. Special thanks to the care and comfort provided by Community Hospice of Texas and the love and support from our good friend, Michelle Mellen. Alex was preceded in death by her father, Wolfgang-Dieter Adler; and mother-in-law, Maria Bernal Noriega. Survivors: Her loving husband, Paul Bernal Noriega; son, Maximilian Adler Noriega of Keller; daughters, Jennifer and Jessica Smith; grandchildren of McPherson, Kan.; brother, Roland and wife, Katharina Adler, of Anaheim, Calif.; sister, Ulrike and husband, Tom Holub, of Wernberg, Germany; sister-in-law, Emily and husband, Richard Ramos, of Fort Worth; father-in-law, Ruben Noriega of Fort Worth; and many nieces and nephews.