Gaye Heintzelman

Gaye Heintzelman was called home on Tuesday, November 1st, 2022.
Born December 27, 1944, to William and Mary Ridge, Gaye was known as a caring,
lighthearted, and loving person to her family and friends, and all who knew her. She graduated
from East Leyden High School and received her nursing degree from Triton College and went
on to work in emergency room care and as a clinical nurse for her entire career. She married
her husband, William Heintzelman in 1974 and had two children, Matthew and Mark
Heintzelman, as well as three grandchildren, Blake, Caden, and Giana Heintzelman. Gaye will
forever be known as a great wife, a good friend, and a wonderful loving mother and
grandmother. Our lives will be less rich without her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William and Mary Ridge, brothers James Ridge and
Timothy Ridge, and son Matthew Heintzelman.
She is survived by her husband, William Heintzelman, son Mark Heintzelman, brothers William
and Randall Ridge, and her grandchildren, Blake, Caden, and Giana Heintzelman.