On the beautiful morning of Monday, June 30th our mother, sister, daughter, aunt, and friend transitioned from this life holding her father\s hand and was welcomed into the afterlife by her loving mother.
Heidi was born June 26th in Salt Lake City, Utah to Jerry LeRoy Morris and Loma Lee Warr. She cherished her childhood growing up in Vernal, Utah with the freedom to run the fields, drag Main Street and make lifelong friendships at Uintah High School. Soon after high school Heidi moved to Salt Lake and loved living in \"the city.\"
She married Gordon Radeke in 1985; later divorced they remained close friends.
Although she lived a short life it was full and vibrant as her never ending to-do list kept her busy to the end. She enjoyed being on the go, whether it was a weekend trip to her cabin, checking out at the beach, or planning surprises, gifts and thank you\s for her girls, friends and employees.
Heidi was the queen of holidays. She loved traditions and making the most of any theme she could buy treats and goody bags for. She looked forward to her family\s annual trip to Temple Square on Christmas Eve and was over the moon to see the candy windows return.
Her charismatic personality coupled with keen management skills made her a strong and respected business woman. She developed many ideas on a napkin while at lunch with her sister and best friend, Shelly. Equally her shopping and business partner they had a relationship unmatched!
By far her absolute favorite role was being Grammy to Ellie, Odin and Caelum. From the beginning it was an infectious love with each of them. She loved every minute she spent with them but always joked that she was happy to spoil them and \"send them home.\"
Heidi\s greatest gift in life were her children; BriAnn, Stephanie and Richelle. She relished every moment of being Mom, but parented with a gentle and pure honesty that led them to all respect her not only as their mother but dearest friend. She allowed them their independence but kept them near - always.
For three years cancer could not define her; she wouldn\t allow it. She persevered through each chemo treatment and even now some people never knew she was a valiant cancer fighter. Our warrior continued Onward!
Survived by her children BriAnn (Ryan) Denoyer, Stephanie Radeke, Richelle Radeke; grandchildren Ellie, Odin and Caelum; her dad Jerry Morris; siblings Monte (Heidi) Morris, Shelly (Mark) Carver, and Dusty (Kari) Morris; her niece and nephew Katie and Kansas Carver; the Radeke family including her dear mother- and sister-in-law, Ela and Viola Radeke. She was proceeded in death by her mother, Loma Morris and paternal and maternal grandparents.
Our sincerest thank you goes out to Utah Cancer Specialists and Dr. Kent DiFiore; LDS Hospital\s ER and West 8th floor teams; her close and loving friend Jan McCabe.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, July 5th, 2014 at 2pm at Larkin Sunset Gardens, 1950 E. 10600 S. Sandy, UT. Viewings will also be held at Larkin Sunset Gardens on Thursday, July 3rd, 2014 from 6-8 pm and on Saturday from 12-1:45pm prior to the service.
