Bernice Mary Heiman, 88 of Baileyville passed away peacefully at Crestview Residential & Nursing Home on February 23, 2025. After a courageous battle of stomach cancer.

She was born on May 10, 1936 in Baileyville to Lawrence and Cornelia "Cora" Stallbaumer Hammes. She attended Baileyville High School and graduated in 1954. After graduating high school, she stayed home to help on the family farm.

On April 25, 1957 she married Eugene F. Heiman, her high school sweetheart at Sacred Heart Church in Baileyville. They enjoyed 56 years of marriage together living and farming north of Baileyville. Bernice was a farmer wife who spent many years helping on the farm, milking cows, raising hogs and row crops. They semi-retired and moved to Baileyville in 1994. She worked at the local café cooking for many years.

She was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, a member of Saint Ann's Altar Society, sang in the church choir and she helped stitch many quilts that were sold on the church picnic.

She enjoyed attending her grandchildren's events, playing cards with friends, quilting, crocheting, embroidering and cooking for her family (she sometimes had a secret for certain recipes) and going to the Casino with her dear friends MaryLou Koelzer and Virginia Koelzer. She loved watching all sporting events especially the B&B Falcons, Kansas City Royals and the Kansas City Chiefs.

During her stay at Crestview, she became very close to the staff and thought of them as family.

She was preceded in death by her husband Eugene on July 6, 2013, her parents, Lawrence on November 30, 1993, and Cora on July 15, 1975; his brothers, Donald on November 21, 1967, Gerald on May 16, 2021, Leo on February 11, 2024 and Kenneth on November 15, 2022; and sisters Dorothy Bergman Schraad on January 19, 2017, Cleta Mae Haverkamp on December 8, 2020.

Bernice is survived by her children Becky (Allen) Wiebe, Summerfield, Dan (Gloria) Heiman, Baileyville, Nancy (Mark) Strasburg, Topeka. Grandchildren Ashley (Brian) Herrman, Olathe, Craig (Kayla) Wiebe, Summerfield, Donovan (Shania) Heiman, Topeka, Zach Heiman, Baileyville, and Great-Grandchildren Kylynn, Logan, Casen Herrman, Mariah and Lainey Wiebe. Siblings Alvin Hammes, Seneca, Galen (Dorothy) Hammes, Seneca, Larry Hammes, Topeka, Mary Rose (Mark) Feuerborn, Richmond, Jeannette (Dave) Becker, Seneca and Sister-in-laws Alice Hammes and MaryJane Hammes, Seneca.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 AM on Friday, February 28, 2025 at Sacred Heart Church in Baileyville. Burial will be held in the church cemetery. The rosary will be prayed at 2 and 7 pm on Thursday, February 27 at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca.

Memorials will be designated at a later date. To express your sympathy and for more information visit www.lauerfuneralhome.com .