Rest In Peace, Heidi Ellis!

Our Matern Family will miss you very much, Heidi, when we think about what a good, loving person you were. We'll hold you in our hearts forever!

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    Kate McGuire (Aunt)

    "Heidi cared deeply for her family on earth, she'll continue to care for us in heaven."

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    Dave Matern (Uncle)

    "I remember being a little kid (only a few years older than Heidi) and getting so mad when she played with my toys. She was like a little sister to us, and I'm glad to have grown up around and with her"

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    Becky Varley - (Aunt)

    "I remember Heidi really liking a tv show about a dog called "Run, Joe, Run", but she called it "RunJoRunJo", all one word🙂"

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    Heather Llanes (Cousin)

    "She never had a harsh word for anyone. I will always have the memories of all the time that we spent together as children"

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    Kate McGuire (Aunt)

    "I remember taking Heidi downtown in her stroller and showing her off."

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    Mun Luangruang (Aunt)

    "I remember having a very nice conversations with Heidi at the family reunion. ❤️🖤 She made me feel very welcome to the family."

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    Martha Matern (Aunt)

    "Heidi made a difference to the world with her loving attitude and welcoming smile. We are richer for knowing her and her influence in our family."

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    Kate McGuire (Aunt)

    "So sweet. Heather's older sister😊"

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    Liz Jasper (Aunt)

    "I took Heidi around in Rochester in just a diaper cause I thought she was adorable. Cause she was. 💕💕"

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    Jaime Norell (Cousin)

    "Heidi was such a good person"

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    Becky Varley (Aunt)

    "She hugged like she meant it❤️"

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    Sharon Ellis

    "She was such a sweetheart all the time."

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    Heather Llanes (Cousin)

    "First best friends"

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    Martha Matern (Aunt)

    "She always was so loving. I love how she's snuggling with the snowman. "

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    Rose Baker (Aunt)

    "I remember talking Heidi outside to play in the snow in Stewartville. I remember in byron chris and dan left Heidi with us and we were trying to get Heidi to sleep and she faked us out. We asked her how old she was and she didn't answer us and we thought we had done it. We were congratulating ourselves when Heidi said "I'm two!"

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    Rich Ellis (Brother)

    "From watching movies together to taking on the phone we always had a good time. I would call her almost every day and we would agree we had nothing to talk about and then talk about for an hour. I will miss our talks and our endless hours of find the same stupid thing widely amusing"

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    Chris Ellis (Mom)

    "I still have the nativity set. My kids took Mary and Joseph around the house every advent and travelled the Wisemen. That Nativity set is one of our family heirlooms."

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    Chris Ellis (Mom)

    "I have memories of mom taking Heidi into her bed and snuggling with her. I hope they are together"

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    Heather Llanes (Cousin)

    "My first "memory" isn't my own since I was just a baby, but it's been told so many times I now tell it as my own. Apparently when I was born I got all the attention, so one time when someone brought Heidi a present she asked surprised "for me? not for Hedder?" so sweet... I don't really have any specific memories of Heidi, just feelings of the times we spent together growing up. I remember her love of animals, especially horses and dogs. I remember playing games and going to the pool, spending time talking about things that cousins who are close together in age talk about. I remember that she didn't have a mean bone in her body. I don't remember specifically any fights with her, but I'm sure that any we had were all my fault. She was one of the most loving people that I've had the joy of knowing and I'm heartbroken she's been taken from us in this abrupt way."

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    Kate McGuire (Aunt)

    "Heidi cared deeply for her family on earth, she'll continue to care for us in heaven."

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    Kate McGuire (Aunt)

    "She did love her family. Always a hug from Heidi when we saw her."

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    Becky Varley (Aunt)

    "I have a lot of memories of talking to Heidi on the phone- she used to call pretty regularly a few years ago . She always ended calls by saying " I love you." Not " Luv ya"-- but specifically, "I. Love. You." I always noticed that. "

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    Chris Ellis (Mom)

    "The picture of Heidi and Richard dancing is the picture of joy. "

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    Chris Ellis (Mom)

    "She would talk to anyone and tried to make them feel at ease"

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