Cynthia “Cindy” L. Heims, 52, of Iowa City, died Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City from complications of pancreatic cancer.
Services will begin Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City. Pastor Sam Massey will officiate. Visitation will be held Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service in Iowa City. Burial will be at Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City.
Memorials may be directed to the Cynthia Heims Care Fund -- P.O. Box 1225, Iowa City, Iowa 52244-1225.
Cynthia was born December 17, 1961 in Sigourney, Iowa, the daughter of Kenneth and Sandra (Northup) McMillan. Growing up in Williamsburg, Cynthia graduated from Williamsburg High School in 1980.
Upon graduation from Cosmetology College in Davenport, she returned to the Williamsburg area to work. In the mid 1980’s, Cynthia moved to Iowa City and for many years worked at Rumours, Command Performance and The Wave Length salons. She later joined the team at Twin Image Salon Spa -- where she continued to work until days prior to her death.
She married James “Jim” Heims October 16, 1999 at First Presbyterian Church in Iowa City.
Cynthia was very passionate about her faith with God. She treasured her time spent with family and friends. She had a love for everything Raggedy Ann and the Iowa Hawkeyes. When you met Cynthia -- you knew immediately that you now had a forever friend.
The family would like to thank all of the Dr.'s and nurses and staff throughout the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics with providing Cynthia comfortable days during her journey and also for Iowa City Hospice and Mercy Hospital during these last days of Cynthia's miracle here on earth. Thank you very much for this care and love.
Survivors include her husband Jim; her father, Kenneth McMillan, Jr. (Thelma ) of Williamsburg; her mother, Sandra (Lawrence) Mossman of Blairstown, Iowa; brothers and sisters, Angela Durkee of Williamsburg, Anthony McMillan (Bonnie) of Iowa City, Timothy McMillan (Connie) of Parnell, Matthew McMillan (Yeidi) of Summersfield, North Carolina, and Mitchell (Dawn) McMillan of Williamsburg; ten nieces and nephews; mother-in- law, Rosemary Heims-Turnis of Cedar Rapids; brother-in-law, Douglas Heims (Stephanie) of Cedar Rapids and sister-in-law, Mary Ann Heims of Cedar Rapids.
Cynthia was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Sharon McMillan, and her grandparents: Kenneth McMillan, Sr., Lois VanOrsdoll, Warren Ray, Dail Northup, Hildreth Abel and Jim Quire.
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