Verna L. (nee McCarthy) Heist
July 27, 2017: Beloved wife of the late John B. Heist; dear mother of Ronald (Kathleen), Richard (Mary), Joanne (Ned) Murray, Paul (Sandra), the late Pamela (Robert) Knab, Susan (Donald) Wery, Howard, Linda (Leigh) Martin, Margaret (James) Serafin, Maureen (Paul) Mack, Diane (Mark) Overhoff, the late Dolores Heist, and Steven (Sharleen); beloved grandmother of 42 and great grandmother of 70; dear sister of Kathleen (Leonard) Wagner, Rev. Msgr. Leo F. McCarthy, Paul McCarthy, Elizabeth (late Thomas) Easton, Sr. Ellen McCarthy, SSJ., the late Nora (late Bruce) Bramley, late Margaret Mary (late John) Amedick, late Daniel (Marion), late Frances (Glenn) Kocher, late Stephen and late Thomas (Valerie) McCarthy.
The family will be present on Monday, July 31st and Tuesday, August 1st from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at C.B. Beach & Son Mortuary, 4-6 E. Main St., Corfu, NY. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Wednesday, August 2nd at 10:30 a.m. at St John the Baptist Church, 2021 Sandridge Rd., Alden, NY.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Continuing and Home Care Foundation, designating the LIFE Program or the Mercy Nursing Facility at OLV, 565 Abbott Road, Buffalo, NY 14220; or to Our Lady of Victory Homes of Charity, 780 Ridge Road, Lackawanna, NY 14218.
