Edith Renate Healy

Edith Renate Healy, 79, died March 28 in Sun City, AZ. Born Sept. 2, 1936, in Wiesbaden, Germany, to Josef and Viktoria Heuss Schnee, she emigrated in 1957 and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1961.

Edith lived in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she worked as a dental assistant. She received an associate's degree in nursing from Marian College in 1982 and a bachelor's degree in health arts from the College of St. Francis in 1987.

After moving to Arizona in 1985, Edith worked as a bedside nurse before assuming administrative duties at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital. She moved to Payson in 1995, where she practiced long-term geriatric nursing. After retiring in 1997, she volunteered for the Library Friends of Payson, a nonprofit organization that provides financial and community support to the Payson Public Library. She was a member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Tempe.

Survivors include sons Kevin Healy (Erika) of Peoria, AZ, and Thomas Healy (Elsa Kramer) of Indianapolis; grandchildren Tia Black of Tualatin, OR and Erich Healy of Tucson, AZ, T.J. Healy of Phoenix, AZ, and James Healy of Colorado Springs, CO; great-granddaughter Ruby Healy of Colorado Springs, Co; and Ruby's grandmother Julie Colvin of Glendale, AZ. Memorial contributions may be made to the Library Friends of Payson Inc., 328 N. McLane Road, Payson, AZ 85541, or to Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 715 W. Southern Ave., Tempe, AZ 85282.