Mary Shea Miller Heider

1966 - 2020

Mary Shea Miller Heider obituary, 1966-2020, New Orleans, LA

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Mary Heider Obituary

Mary Shea Miller Heider, 53, of Denver, Colorado, passed away on April 3, 2020 in University of Colorado Hospital, following a long illness. Due to the revised restrictions in Orleans parish, the family is holding a private memorial service in Mary's honor. The family invites you to share your thoughts, fond memories, and condolences online at www.lakelawnmetairie.com. Mary was born in New Orleans, Louisiana to Lee and Judith Miller on July 12, 1966. She is a graduate of Mount Carmel Academy in New Orleans, Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and Louisiana State University College of Communication Disorders in New Orleans, where she received a Master's Degree in Speech Pathology. She was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority while attending LSU. Mary worked for many years as a speech pathologist in New Orleans, Chicago and Denver, specializing in children from birth to age three. She loved her profession and was devoted to the children she served. Outside of work, she was an avid fan of LSU football and DU hockey, enjoyed the companionship of many friends, and her two beloved labs, Deuce and Payton. Mary is preceded in death by her grandparents, Lee R. Miller and Mary V. Zengel Miller and James W. Armshaw and Maxine C. Armshaw, her mother in law, Margery Heider, and her sister, Margaret T. Miller. She is survived by her husband, Thomas J. Heider of Denver, Colorado, his father, James Heider, his sister, Katie Heider, her parents, Lee R. Miller, Jr. and Judith A. Miller of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as well as her siblings, Cathy Marcus (Hampton), Anne Miller Correro (Edward), and Lee R. Miller, III (Marianne); her nieces and nephew, Lauren Heider, Patrick Marcus, Megan Marcus and Eliot Correro and numerous aunts uncles and cousins. The family would like to thank the doctors, nurses and staff of St. Luke's Hospital, University of Colorado Hospital, and the many caregivers for their services over the months preceding Mary's death. If desired, donations may be made to the charity of choice in Mary's honor. Due to the current restriction in Orleans Parish, attendees are required to wear face masks at the funeral home. The family is grateful for your understanding and compassion in this trying time. The family invites you to share your thoughts, fond memories, and condolences online at www.lakelawnmetairie.com.

Published by The Advocate from Jul. 3 to Jul. 11, 2020.
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