A Mass of the Christian Burial for Agnes Heinz will be held on Monday, December 12th, 10:00 a.m., at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sac City with Father Larry McCarty officiating. Burial will be at the Oakland Cemetery in Sac City under the direction of the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home.

Visitation will be from 4:00-8:00 p.m., Sunday, December 11th, at the Farber & Otteman Funeral Home with a vigil service at 7:00 p.m.

Agnes Catherine Heinz was born to Frank and Isabella (Weber) Schlimgen on September 23, 1917 at Dimock, South Dakota. She married Quintin Heinz at St. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Dimock on May 14, 1941. They operated a dairy farm near Dimock until moving to Rockwell City, Iowa in 1957. They moved to Sac City, Iowa in 1960 and later spent many winters in Texas and their home in Sun City, Arizona.

Agnes enjoyed playing bridge, gardening, and sewing for her daughters and grandchildren. In her sixties Agnes’ love of travel lead her to open a travel agency in Sac City. Agnes and Quintin traveled to most states in the U.S. including Alaska and Hawaii. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in Maui with their daughters and their families. They were pleased to visit Germany and Ireland, the home of their ancestors during their travels to Europe.

Agnes was active in the communities in which she lived. She participated in the country home extension gatherings, and took an active role in the St. Mary’s Church Women’s Guild as well as the Sac City Country Club.

In 2001 Agnes was diagnosed with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), a rare neurological illness that attacks portions of the midbrain or movement center which controls speech and balance. As the disease progresses, most patients are bedridden and need 24-hour care, as Agnes did. During the past four years Agnes had lived in a care facility. Agnes passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2005 at Brighten Gardens Care Facility in Omaha, Nebraska.

Agnes was devoted to her family. She was proceeded in death by her parents; her husband, Quintin; two sisters: Margaret Walz and Bertha Skluzacek and two brothers: Leonard and Clarence Schlimgen. She is survived by two daughters and their husbands: Lyn Comeau and Paul of Omaha, NE and Carole Luzio and Dave of Centerville, OH. Agnes has six grandchildren: Kim Bogard, Steven Comeau, Kristen Bulich, Carmen Terry, Tony Luzio, and Nicole Luzio; and five great-grandchildren: William and Paul Comeau, Abigail Bulich, Dustin and Emma Terry, as well as many nieces and nephews.

Agnes’ family wants to extend their appreciation and gratitude to the staff of Brighten Gardens of Omaha for their professional level of care and kindness they extended toward Agnes and her family. The family suggests memorials to the Society for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP) to further research a cure for PSP or the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Sac City, Iowa.