Elfriede Heichel Morris, age 98, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 9, 2023.
The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at McReynolds-Nave & Larson Funeral Home. The graveside service will follow at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at Resthaven Memorial Gardens.
Elfriede entered this life on February 23, 1925, in Vienna, Austria to parents, Eduard and Magdalena Heichel. She was a loving matriarch for her family and some of her favorite things included cooking, sewing, and shopping. Additionally, she was a former parishioner at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, SGM (Ret) Murrey E. Morris; Brother, Eduard Heichel; Sister-in-law, Steffi Heichel and son-in-law, James Roberts.
Survivors include her children, Helga Roberts, Riley Morris (Nicole), Sylvia Meadows (Roger), and Christina Grisham (David); grandchildren, Ed Morris, Joy Peek, Michael Meadows, Stephanie Meadows, and Katie Palmer; great-grandchildren, Mikey, Angel, Preston, Briana, Eli, Samantha, Clayton, Aiden, and Sarah; and great-great-grandchildren, Oliver and Holland.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Condolences may be made to Elfriede’s family at NaveFuneralHomes.com.