Heather Lynn Vance was born in Amery, Wisconsin on August 28, 1973 the daughter of Jack and Gail (Ellingsworth) Vance. She grew up in the Amery area and after graduation attended college. She was a licensed manicurist and was working as a massage therapist now. Heather had dreams of going back to school and getting her cosmetology license and be able to have her own salon. Heather had three children and they were the center of her life. Friends and family were always important to her. Heather died in a car accident on Friday December 10, 2010 near Cameron, Wisconsin. She was 37 years of age.
She was preceded in death by her grandmother Vivian Ellingsworth; Uncle Dale Ellingsworth, and cousins: Bradley Vance and Draven Hillebrandt. Left to mourn are her parents: Jack (Elena) Vance and Gail (Todd Slattengren) Vance; children: Brice Moltzer, Dylan Moltzer and Breanna Nutter; brother Matthew Vance; sister Holly Vance Case; step-sisters: Angeleen Enriquez, Paige Slattengren and Teagan Slattengren; grandparents: Virgil & Delores Vance and Sid & Jo Ellingsworth as well as many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday December 14, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. from the Little Falls Lutheran Church in rural Amery. There will be visitation on Monday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home and for the hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at the Little Falls Cemetery.