Nancy Heitz

Nancy Heitz

February 16, 1937 until June 20, 2023



Beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend Nancy Joyce (McDonald) Heitz departed this life on June 20th, 2023 in Rogers, Arkansas at the age of eighty-six.



Born February 16th, 1937 in Albany, Indiana, Nancy was a graduate of Southport High School and attended Indiana Business College in Indianapolis. She married Richard "Dick" Heitz in November 1953, with whom she had four children. Dick's career in the United States Air Force took them all over the country, and after living in Indiana, Idaho, New Jersey, Texas, Florida, North and South Carolina, and Louisiana, they settled in Rogers, Arkansas, where Dick became a corporate pilot for Hudson Foods after retiring from the Air Force. They lived in Rogers for the next four decades.



Nancy was an exemplary military wife who cared for her children during Dick's frequent deployments abroad. She became an expert in navigating new cities while acting as a single parent to four children and a dog. After raising her family, Nancy became an employee of Wal-Mart, where she worked for several decades in accounts payable. Sharing a meal with Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton in the employee lunchroom was one of her favorite memories.



Nancy will be remembered for her compassion, both for the less fortunate and for all living creatures. She was an expert cook who fed her family very well and shared her recipes with others. She was a master of many handicrafts, including sewing, knitting, and crocheting and especially loved creating afghans for family and friends. She had a beautiful singing voice, and

spent many years singing with the women's traveling choir Amazing Grace and in the choir at Peace Lutheran Church in Rogers, where she was a faithful member for many decades.



Nancy was preceded in death by her husband, Dick, and is survived by her younger brother, Dick McDonald (Cheryl), her four children, Bruce Heitz (Teresa), Karen Grattafiori (John), Lisa Durham (Jim), and Karla Monson (Brian), as well as two nephews, nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.



Nancy's family is very grateful to Jamestown Nursing and Rehab Center for their years of caring and Circle of Life Hospice for their amazing care during a very difficult season.



A memorial service will be held on July 22nd at 11AM in the sanctuary of Peace Lutheran Church in Rogers, Arkansas. Anyone attending is invited to bring along a handmade gift they received from Nancy to display the extent of her creativity and giving nature.



In lieu of flowers, the family has asked for donations to be made in Nancy's name to Peace Lutheran Church Food Pantry or to Circle of Life Hospice of Northwest Arkansas.



Nancy will be inurned alongside her husband at the Fayetteville National Cemetery in Fayetteville, Arkansas.