Lisa Visser

Lisa (Heiliger) Visser, 49, of Orange City, Iowa died Saturday, May 11, 2013, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 5-8PM with family present from 5-7PM at Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center, Iowa. A prayer service for family and friends will be held on Wednesday at 9:30AM at the Central Reformed Church of Sioux Center. Interment will follow the prayer service in Westlawn Cemetery in Orange City, Iowa. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday at 11AM at Central Reformed Church with Rev. Van Rathbun officiating. Lisa Kay Heiliger-Visser, the daughter of Leland and Phyllis Heiliger, was born August 4, 1963 in Sioux City, Iowa. She was raised and attended school in Sheldon, Iowa. She had worked as an office administrator for Visser Brothers Plumbing and Heating in Orange City. In 2011, she married Paul Lyle Visser. Lisa attended Central Reformed Church in Sioux Center. She was a loving, vivacious person who poured her time into gardening, cooking, traveling, and most importantly, her family. Lisa lived life to the fullest. She raised her four children who she whole-heartedly supported through all their endeavors. Lisa enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren as often as she could. She also enjoyed planning and hosting large dinner parties for her family and friends. Her contagious personality and amazing culinary skills are a couple of the many reasons she will be greatly missed by all who knew her. On May 11, 2013, Lisa lost her battle to cancer and was received in heaven by the Lord Jesus Christ and her loving father, Leland. Lisa is survived by her mother, Phyllis of Sheldon; her husband, Paul Visser of Orange City; her four children: daughter, Jamie and husband Jeremy Stevens and their children: Keegan and Giana of Lincoln, NE, sons: Brandon McCaskey and his friend, Sarah Senneff of Mount Carroll, IL, Benjamin Vos of Ames, IA, and Nathan Vos of Ames, IA; her brothers: Rick Heiliger and his friend, Jim King of Lincoln, NE, and Dan Heiliger and his wife, Leah of Archer. Lisa is also survived by the Visser family including Paul's four children: Jessica Visser of Sioux Falls, Paul Visser of Ireton, Taylor Visser of Sioux Falls, Nicole Visser of Orange City; mother-in-law, Marge Visser of Orange City; brother-in-law, Art Vander Wilt of Hospers, and sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Belinda and Dan Pluim of Orange City, Val and Randy Droog of Orange City, Carol and Doug Bootsma of Sanborn, Donna Vander Linden of San Francisco, CA. Lisa was preceded in death by her father, Leland Heiliger and sister-in-law, Karla Vander Wilt.