Mildred K. Heming, age 91, of Quincy, IL passed away on Saturday, June 26, 2010 at 11:51 PM at the Maple Lawn Nursing Home of Palmyra, MO.

Mildred was born on March 21, 1919 in Quincy, IL a daughter of Henry and Mary “Mamie” (Dieker) Gengenbacher. She married Donald J. Heming on September 23, 1939 at St. Joseph Church in Palmyra. He preceded her in death on November 4, 1993. Mildred graduated from St. Michael’s school. She attended St. Anthony Catholic Church. Mildred was a homemaker but later worked at St. Mary’s Hospital. She also cleaned homes for many years. Mildred and her husband Donald ran the Mission Mobile Home Park of Rim Road, Quincy. She belonged to the Ladies of Charity and St. Anthony Altar Society. Her interests included gardening, embroidering quilts and pillow cases but most of all she loved to cook and loved having people in her home to entertain with her cakes pies and lovely meals.

She is survived by:
FIVE CHILDREN: James Heming and his wife Pauline of Macks Creek, MO; Sharon “Corky” Pulliam of Sheridan, IL; Dennis “Denny” Heming and his wife Sandy of Liberty, IL; Cynthia “Cindy” Toomey of Farmersville, IL; and Pamela “Pam” Guilfoyle and her husband Paul of LaGrange, MO.
A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW: Betty Heming of Quincy
EIGHTEEN GRANDCHILDREN: Laurie Stice, Eric Sean Heming and his wife Heather; Lisa Malocick and her husband Chaim, Andy Daniels and his wife Becky; Tina Dew and her husband Garry; Jimmy Heming and his wife Angela, Donald John Heming and his wife Angela, Rhonda Brown and her husband Jay; Randy Pulliam and his wife Terrie; Renae Berggren and her husband Lee; Rae Etta Yen and her husband Joe; Tonya Boker; Matthew Heming and his wife Angel; Erin Toomey, Eric Toomey, Melissa Jurisch and her husband Tony; Derrick Guilfoyle and Jared Guilfoyle and his fiancee Sara Long.
34 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren.
and ONE BROTHER: Charles Gengenbacher and his wife Maxine along with a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives also survive.

In addition to her husband, Mildred was also preceded in death by a son: Larry Heming, two sons-in-law: Malcolm “Mac” Pulliam and Patrick “Pat” Toomey, several grandchildren, 5 brothers: Edward, Erhart, Alfred, Frank and Leonard Gengenbacher and four sisters: Helen Thomas, Catherine Gallaher, Elizabeth Strathmeyer, and Dorothy Menn.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, June 30, 2010 at 9:45 in the Duker & Haugh Funeral Home and at 10:30 in St. Anthony Catholic Church. Interment in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Duker & Haugh Funeral Home on Tuesday evening from 4:00 until 7:00 PM with a Prayer service at 6:30. Memorials may be made to the Special Care Unit of Maple Lawn Nursing Home, Palmyra, MO or to the Living Care Hospice, LLC of MIssouri.