Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Purkey, Heidi Marie January 2, 2010 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Nan Wheaton wheaton1624@yahoo.com May 17, 2013, 5:45 pm Ionia Shopper's Guide - Jan. 9, 2011 Purkey, Heidi Marie – January 2, 2010 Ionia Shopper’s Guide – Jan. 9, 2010 Heidi Marie Purkey, age 27, passed peacefully from the hands of her earthly father to the arms of her heavenly Father, on Saturday, January 2, 2010. Born July 21, 1982, she was a beloved daughter, granddaughter, mother, sister, niece, cousin, aunt and friend of many. A beautiful soul with a smile that could light up a room, Heidi graduated from Ionia High School in 2000, and graced her class with her beauty as their homecoming queen. After graduation from high school, Heidi attended ITT Tech where she obtained her Associate’s Degree in Computer Aided Design. A mother who explored the world through her daughter’s eyes, Heidi brought into the world her beautiful daughter, Hanna Bree Cartmell on August 22, 2006. Heidi gave only unconditional love to those around her and will be missed greatly by those she has left behind. She is survived by her daughter, Hanna Cartmell; parents, Mark (Brenda) Purkey and Hanna (Ken) Bengel; grandparents, James (Beverly) Purkey; sister, Stacey Purkey; brothers: James Purkey and Nick Purkey; stepbrothers: Jason Mahan, Brandon (Guzy) Johnson, Travis Johnson; stepsister, Jamie (Jeremy) Ralph; aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews and many friends. Heidi was preceded in death by her grandparents, Bob (Nancy) Guernsey. There will be a memorial service for Heidi on Saturday, January 23 with visitation at 10:00 a.m. and the service at 11:00 a.m. at Shiloh Community Church. There will be a luncheon immediately following the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that memorial contributions be made to a college fund established for Heidi’s daughter, Hanna, at the Independent Bank, Ionia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/p/purkey20303nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 2.3 Kb