James Heim
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A Mass of Christian Burial for James M. Heim, 69, Lawrence, KS, will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Lawrence, KS. Graveside services will be held at noon Wednesday, April 24, 2013, at the St. Frances Cabrini Catholic Cemetery in Hoxie, Kansas. He died on Friday, April 19, 2013, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
Jim was born on April 6, 1944, in Leoville, KS, the son of William and Marie Mannebach Heim.
He was a 1969 graduate of the University of Kansas, School of Pharmacy.
He was a retired registered pharmacist. He worked in management for the Osco Drug Company in the Chicago, IL area for 34 years. In Lawrence, he worked for the Heartland Home Health Care.
Jim was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, The KU Pharmacy Dean’s Club, and was a Lifetime Member of the KU Alumni Association.
He married Mary Gail Lowery on April 24, 1971, in Shawnee Mission, KS. She preceded him in death on November 17, 2009.
Survivors include a son, John A. (wife, Marnie) Heim, of Batavia, IL; two sisters, Bonita Lager, of Grinnell, KS, Mary Niblock, of Hoxie, KS; five brothers, Jerome Heim, of Hoxie, KS, Gerald Heim, of Hoxie, KS, Joseph Heim, Overland Park, KS, Don Heim, of Phoenix, AZ, William Heim, of San Diego, CA, a brother-in-law, Philip Thompson, of Loveland, CO; a sister-in-law, Nora Kaschube, of Lawrence, KS; and a niece, Amanda Kaschube, of Chicago, IL. He was preceded in death by sister, Eileen Thompson, of Loveland, CO.
A Wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, April 22, 2013, at Warren-McElwain Mortuary in Lawrence.
The family suggests memorials in his name to the Capuchin Province of Mid America (Denver, CO), the KU School of Pharmacy, or to St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and may be sent in care of the mortuary.
James was a joyful soul and will be missed by all who knew him, especially his family. May he rest in peace. With Sympathy
Rest in peace dear brother. Thanks for the memories and the laughs along the way. Your family, including your other 26 nieces and nephews, will all miss you.
What a pure joy it was to have Jim in our lives and to be counted as a friend. We truly loved him and will miss him so much.
It was a pleasure to have worked with you Jim. You always made me laugh when I was down. I loved listening to your stories. You will be greatly missed. You are an angel in Heaven along with your lovely wife. We love You!
Our entire family is deeply saddened by the passing of our dear Jim. His hospitality and generosity, as well as his great stories and contagious laughter will certainly be missed. With sincere sympathy and love
Words just cannot express how much you are being grieved and will be missed by our St. Johns choir. Your laughter and joyful approach to life has been a blessing to me. I will never forget you and am so blessed to have known you and Gayle. It lessens my pain to know that you are with your beautiful wife once again and that your voice is singing in the heavenly choir. Gods blessings on your family and friends.
Words just cannot express how much you are being grieved and will be missed by our St. Johns choir. Your laughter and joyful approach to life has been a blessing to me. I will never forget you and am so blessed to have known you and Gayle. It lessens my pain to know that you are with your beautiful wife once again and that your voice is singing in the heavenly choir. Gods blessings on your family and friends.
To Jim’s family: you will always have his love with you. His good works, laughter, and resonance in being alive remain. May you find comfort in each other and with friends, who knew and loved Jim.
So sorry to hear of my cousin Jim’s passing. My heartfelt sympathy to all his family members. May God give you His loving comfort and peace.
I am sad to hear of Jim’s passing. May the comfort and peace of our Lord be with you all.
Jim always brought joy and laughter with him to work and brightened everyone’s day. He was eager to help the other pharmacists with our busy schedules at a moments notice. We all loved Jim and will miss him so much, just as we miss Gail. My condolences to his family.
Jim was a pleasure to be around and Becky and I will miss the opportunity to talk and laugh with him! Our thoughts and prayers are with Jim’s family.
I am so sorry for the sudden loss of your brother.
God be with you all.
Mrs Don Oren
May he rest in Peace. God Bless all his family & the love of Christ be with you all.
Our sympathy to the Heim family. May you always treasure those memories of him.
James brought such joy to everyone around him. It was a great pleasure to see him at our 50th class reunion last fall and witness the same generous spirit filled with wit and caring that we shared our school days with. My deepest condolences to his son and the entire Heim family.
May peace be with you. James and I were roommates at FHS 1 semester before Cathleen (Beckman from Hoxie) were married. We had some good times together and I will always remember his quick smile, and no harsh words about anyone. John Brock
The Infant of Prague Choir in Flossmoor, Illinos will never forget you and the wonderful sense of joy and humor you brought to us, Jim.
Join that choir of heaven’s angels, we are sure they can use a good baritone.God bless.
Jim will always be a bright light in our lives. As with Gayle we hope God will reward Jim for the kindness,generosity and good humor he shared with us and our family.
James was always fun to be around a class mate of 1962 and will be missed by all of us.
Rest in peace James
Our prayers are for the healing and peace for all Jim’s family. It is always so hard to give back God’s gift to us, but the family will have lots of extra help in heaven. God Bless all of you.
Jim’s passion for life brought joy to all who knew him. He will truly be missed. I will always hear his infectious laugh. To all the family, God will follow you in your path as you go forward from this day.
John,
So sorry for your loss. I worked with your Dad at Osco Drug. He was a great man. Peace to you and your family.
Deanne
Dear, Dear Jim,
I will miss talking to you via phone, in person or in our e-mails. You always would tell me I was the best – NO! JIM, YOU WHERE THE BEST!
I don’t understand how no one in the Chicago area was informed of your passing. It’s been a month already. You were just in our store in Tinley. And we only just found out. I will treasure every laugh and smile you ever sent my way. I will miss you my friend. God Bless You….
John I worked with your dad twice at osco in oak forest. He was always a wonderful man he would have us all laughing the whole day.My mom also worked with your mom in homewood. God bless you.I will miss him deeply he was the best of the best.
“Laura May”
Your smile will always light my day.
A friend & co-worker for those 34 years…you with your sense of humor will be missed.
Working for Jim when I was with Osco had a huge impact on my life, professionally and personally. I’ve thought of him often over the years. He was a good man and friend.