Erna Heckens Obituary

We are sad to announce that on April 18, 2020, at the age of 101, Erna Heckens (Pender, Nebraska), born in Emerson, Nebraska passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, William Stallbaum and Betty Stallbaum; her grandmother Dorothia Stallbaum; her aunt Anna "Annie" Stallbaum; her uncle Ernest; her husband James Heckens; her daughter Tanice Twohig (Mark) of Wilcox, NE; her son-in-law Richard Olesen of Allen, NE; her grandchildren, Jason Olesen (Katie) of Allen, NE, Nikki Brown (Todd) of Omaha, NE, Ryan Twohig (Dawn) of Valparaiso, NE, Kerri Axtell (Baron) of Funk, NE, Corey Twohig (Cheri) of Franklin, NE and Kasey Twohig (Dan Freitag) of Holdrege, NE; her great grandchildren, Bret Brown, Joshua Olesen, Gabriel Olesen, Paige Twohig, Cade Axtell, Haley Twohig, Ethan Twohig, Keller Twohig, Cauy Twohig, Kooper Twohig, Tierney Twohig, Gavin Twohig, Kelby Twohig and Jace Freitag; her daughter Sandra Olesen; her granddaughters, Robin, Rochelle Olesen and Tiffany Olesen; and her siblings, William Stallbaum (Deloris), Melvin Stallbaum and Verna Harder (Carl). She was also cherished by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.