Barbara Ann Heller

After high school Barbara attended the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. She went on to teach 4th, 5th, and 6th grade in Nevada, Iowa for the following eight years. She married Marvin W. Heller of Grundy Center, Iowa in 1953. He completed his PHD in Physics at Iowa State University in Ames, IA in 1959. They moved to Fort Collins, CO in 1961, where Marvin joined the faculty of CSU and taught in the Physics Department and they started their family.

Their two sons Brett and Dana reside in Fort Collins. Their son Gregory, deceased in 2000, gave then their two lovely granddaughters, Frankie and Lola whom reside in England. One Sister Judy Maisel, her husband and their sons Mitch and Brett reside in Hubbard Iowa.

Barbara enjoyed her family, friends, her church; Resurrection Fellowship, reading and artwork. She especially enjoyed doing small sculptures in redwood and creating carvings into bark. She also enjoyed her 23 years in women’s retail clothing in Fort Collins.

Interment will be at a later date in Eldora, Iowa to be near her son and other family members. No services are planned.