Gertrude M. Heimbigner

Gertrude (Trudy) M. Heimbigner died at the age of 80 on Thursday, Jan. 10, in Spokane.

She was born July 30, 1932, in St. John’s Newfoundland, Canada, to Stan and Lilly (Stevenson) Collins. She grew up in St. John’s, where she attended school and graduated high school.

She later met Arnold “Fritz” Heimbigner and they were married on April 16, 1952 in St. John’s. They moved back to the states and lived in various communities like Odessa, Harrington and Reardan, before settling in Spokane.

She worked as a cook at Holy Family Hospital for over 20 years. She enjoyed bowling, gardening and voluntee...