Elizabeth Therese "Liz" Farrar

Farrar (Heiman) Elizabeth (Liz) Therese Farrar, age 61, beloved wife of Brice L. Farrar, passed away at her home in Lexington, KY, March 12. Born March 7, 1944, Stevens Point WI, the daughter of Mary Heiman and the late Florent Heiman of Minneapolis. A graduate of the University of Minnesota, she became a Montessori teacher and furthered her education with advanced courses in Bergamo, Italy. A founding teacher at Community Montessori School in Lexington, she taught there for over thirty years. She is greatly missed by all whose lives she touched. Her family extends special thanks to her 'group'- Janet, JoAnn, Linda, Mary and Susie - for their support during her final months, weeks, and days. In addition to her husband and mother, she is survived by daughters, Melinda Farrar, Los Angeles, CA; Carrie M. Farrar, Lake Tahoe, NV; sisters Joan Spangrud (Peter) Atlanta, GA; Rosemary Heiman, Minneapolis; Josette Repke, Plymouth; brother, John Heiman and sister-in-law Kandy Heiman, Minneapolis; nieces Rosalie and Sabrina Repke, Plymouth, Emilie Heiman, Portland, OR; nephews Damian Spangrud (Meena, child--Tashi), Redlands, CA, Joshua Spangrud (Christine, children--Anna Elizabeth, Connor), Santa Cruz, CA, Jesse Heiman, Minneapolis; brothers-in-law Rodney Farrar (Sharon), Littleton, CO, Ned Farrar (Lu-Ann), Lexington; sisters-in-law Joy Goldsberry (Paul), Raleigh, NC; Mim Almquist, Athens, OH; and many aunts, uncles, cousins, and close friends from her school years in Minnesota. Memorial service and burial took place in Lexington. Memorial Mass April 9, 10 a.m., Incarnation Catholic Church, 38th St. and Pleasant Av. Minneapolis. Memorials preferred to school building fund, Community Montessori School, Capital Campaign, 166 Crestwood Dr., Lexington, KY 40503.