Heidi Eva, 45, died Friday, October 10, 2008 at Altru Hospital, Grand Forks, ND.

Funeral Service will be held at 11 A.M. Tuesday, October 14, 2008 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Karlstad, Minnesota with Pastor Andrew Raduly officiating.

Visitation will be held from 5-8 P.M. on Monday, October 13, 2008 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Karlstad, Minnesota and again one hour prior to the service at the church.

Interment will be held at Greenwood Cemetery in Strathcona, Minnesota.

Heidi A, Eva was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on August 23, 1963 to Russell and Donalene (Robinson) Eva, Sr. She was their 5th and last child and she was our baby sister. Her childhood was spent in Attleboro and Rehoboth, Massachusetts before moving to West Virginia in 1975 at age 11. Heidis mother died in January of 1977 and she continued living with her father until just before his death in March of 1988. After her fathers death, she lived briefly with her sister Jonadene and then was cared for by her brother Russell and his wife Sheri. She then moved into a group home in 2001 in Karlstad, MN where she lived until her death.

Heidi was born into a Seventh Day Adventist Christian family and was baptized in 1974. Her church, family, and friends at the group home were the joy of her life. She loved people and dogs, listening to music, doing latch hook and word searches and writing letters to those she loved. She also loved participating in Special Olympics, her activities at the group home and her work at DAC in Lake Bronson.

The family would like to express great gratitude to the Karlstad Seventh Day Adventist Church for their kindness, and spiritual encouragement to Heidi throughout the years and to the McKinley Group Home for their care and love the last seven years of Heidis life. She loved you dearly. We will never forget your kindness to her.

Heidi is survived by two brothers, Russell B. (Sheri) Eva, Jr. of Middle River, MN; Sherwood Eva of Amarillo, TX ; one sister Printess (Larry) Schlist of Modera, CA; brother-in-law Richard Silvia, husband of late sister, Jonadene; three aunts, Olive Curtis, and Ellen Blanche of North Scituate, Rhode Island and Eloise Ruberto of Spring Hills, FL, nieces and nephews Brent (Jeannie) Eva, of Blossburg, PA, Eran (MarySue) Eva, of Augusta, W.Va, Lyzette (Eric) Olson, Strathcona, MN, Crystal (Brad) Trombley, of Memphis, NY, Travis Schlist of Clovis, CA, Adam (Donita) Silvia, of Mount Sterling, WI, Joshua (Kimberly) Silvia, Amarillo, TX, great nieces and nephews Dylan, Dustin, and Mia Eva, Heath, Lexus, and Gauge Eva, Easton, Layci, and Eizen Olson, Sierra and Kayla Trombley, Nathaniel, Michael, and Grace Silvia, Craig (Shannon) Llewelyn, Hannah Rose, Colton, and Hannah Llewelyn.

She is preceded in death by sister Jonadene Hester; parents Russell B. Eva, Sr. and Donalene (Robinson) Eva; and nephew Heath Aaron Eva.