- Date Of Birth: October 21, 1948
- Date Of Death: February 6, 2022
- State: Iowa
Verla Kay Heath, age 73, of Atlantic, IA, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022, in the comfort of her home.
Verla Kay (Schroeter) Heath was born October 21, 1948, in Audubon County to Harold and Anna (Overgaard) Schroeter. She graduated from Exira High School in 1966 and then married Benjamin Douglas Heath on June 4th of this same year. From their union, three children were born: Noele Tyson (Carroll, IA), Jeremy Heath (Atlantic, IA), and Dawn Hepler (Atlantic, IA), six grandkids: Kelsea Tyson, Taylor (Noe) Sanchez, Tatum Heath, Benjamin Heath, Hillary (Ethan) Zellmer, and Heath Hepler, and 8 great-grandkids: Lux-Anna, Demri Jean, Jace, Ove, Zach, Oscar, Oliver, and Zola.
Verla is survived by her husband, Benjamin of Atlantic; three children were born: Noele Tyson (Carroll, IA), Jeremy Heath (Atlantic, IA), and Dawn Hepler (Atlantic, IA), six grandkids: Kelsea Tyson, Taylor (Noe) Sanchez, Tatum Heath, Benjamin Heath, Hillary (Ethan) Zellmer, and Heath Hepler, and 8 great-grandkids: Lux-Anna, Demri Jean, Jace, Ove, Zach, Oscar, Oliver, and Zola, siblings; Carol Gronseth, Doug (Sherri) Schroeter, Neil (Lavonne) Schroeter; sister and brother-in-laws Debbie Weitzel, Judy (Bob) Gross, Allen (Michelle) Heath; and many nieces and nephews.
Preceded in death by her parents Harold and Anna Schroeter, Elmer and Janis Heath, brother in law Kurt Weitzel, and brother in law Steve Gronseth.
Verla spent her life caring for others at the Atlantic Care Center and then at the Southwest Iowa Mental Health Center until her retirement.
