Heidi Marie Hinz Obituary

We are sad to announce that on May 4, 2022, at the age of 40, Heidi Marie Hinz (Bellingham, Washington) passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Heidi Marie Hinz to pay them a last tribute.

She is survived by: her parents, Merilee Erchinger and Rudy Erchinger; her husband Tom Hinz; her children, Thomas St. Jerome, Tigerlily Harmony, Mercedes Beth and Mariah Jean; her mother-in-law Donna Hinz; her brother Hans Erchinger-Davis; her sister-in-law Janel Erchinger-Davis; her nieces and nephews, Cora and Apollo; her aunt Carol; her uncle Ted VanZanden; her cousins, Chris Parkhurst and Ted Jon VanZanden; her son Jaden; her cousins, Pieter VanZanden (Lucy) and Anna Whelan (Charlie); and also, Jacob and Genevieve. She is also survived by other family members, friends.

In the shadow of the pandemic, a perfect storm of life challenges, relational strains, and serious mental illness hit Heidi this year, and on May 4, 2022, she took her own life.

If you wish to support the family, a GoFundMe account has been set-up for the Hinz family to help defer funeral and child care expenses https://gofund.me.