Obituaries
KICKAPOO – Roberta L. Heinz, 68, of Kickapoo passed away at 9:03 p.m. Sunday, March 6, 2016, at OSF St. Francis Medical Center.
Roberta was born on May 17, 1947, in Peoria to the late Robert A. and Flossie L. (Burcham) Corbett. She married Lawrence D. “Horse” Heinz on Feb. 10, 1968, in Elmwood. He survives.
She is also survived by two sons, Adam and William both of Brimfield; two daughters, Sarah (Robert) Jones of Brimfield and Susan (Todd) Walker of Kickapoo; 15 grandchildren; three sisters, Patricia Binder of Brimfield, Linda Unger of Kickapoo, and Becky Carr of Creve Coeur; and one brother, Robert A. Corbett Jr. of Kickapoo.
She was preceded in death by her parents and an infant brother, William Corbett.
Roberta attended Graham Hospital School of Nursing and worked as a LPN. She retired from the Mother of Peace Home, where she took care of the retired Sisters.
She enjoyed making ceramics and was a member of the Brimfield Fire Department Auxiliary. She was also a proud supporter of the Kickapoo Baseball Association.
A memorial Mass will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 10, 2016, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Kickapoo. Father Joseph Dondanville will officiate. Visitation will be two hours prior to the Mass at the church. Cremation rites have been accorded. Wright & Salmon Mortuary is handling the arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Brimfield Fire Department or St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Kickapoo.
Friends may sign the online guestbook or send private condolences by logging onto www.wrightandsalmon.com.
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