Amy Lynn (Peck) HEFTY

HEFTY, PECK, POPE, CIBERT, WISNER, MCELWEE, SIME

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 8/1/2009 at 09:47:27

August 1, 2009
Fort Dodge Messenger - Iowa

CORWITH, IA - Amy Lynn (Peck) Hefty, 27, of Corwith, died Wednesday, July 29, 2009 in an automobile accident. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM on Monday, August 3, 2009, at the Open Bible Church, 609 S. 8th Street, Clear Lake, with Pastor Will Hunsaker and Pastor Steve Schulz officiating. Interment will be held at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 PM 7:00 PM on Sunday, August 2, 2009, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue. Memorials may be directed to the Amy Hefty memorial fund in care of the family.

Amy was born on July 27, 1982, in Mason City, the daughter of Victor and Sandy (Pope) Peck. She married Lee Hefty on July 19, 2008 at the Open Bible Church in Clear Lake. She graduated from Mason City High School in 2001 then North Iowa Area Community College. Amy worked for First Citizen's National Bank in Kanawha. She was a member of the Kanawha Christian Reformed Church in Kanawha and attended Open Bible Church for twenty six years. She enjoyed gardening, biking, boating, reading, playing the piano, traveling, and spending time with her family. Amy also loved animals, collecting Precious Moment figurines, playing games and winning most of the time. She was quiet by nature until she got to know you.

Amy is survived by her husband: Lee Hefty of Corwith; her parents: Victor and Sandy Peck of Mason City, grandparents: Wayne and June Pope of Mason City and Ruth Peck of Mason City, great grandmother: Alice Pope of Mason City; mother and father-in-law: Monte and Bonnie Hefty of Renwick; sister and brother-in-law: Jeff and Sara Cibert of Fort Dodge; her aunt: Lori Wisner and husband Terry of Mason City; her uncles: Mike Peck and Tom Peck, both of Mason City and Melvin McElwee and wife Jeanie of Armstrong; several cousins. She was preceded in death by her grandfather Conrad Peck; Lee's grandparents: Pete and Ruth Hefty & Ernest and Evelyn Sime; aunt, Sharon (Pope) McElwee. Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home.

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Mason City Globe Gazette, Iowa
July 31, 2009

Corwith woman dies in crash days after birthday, anniversary
By PEGGY SENZARINO

CORWITH, IA — Amy Lynn Hefty of Corwith was on her way home from work at First Citizens Bank in Kanawha Wednesday evening when her car was struck by a semitrailer.

Hefty, who had celebrated her 27th birthday on Monday, was killed in the accident. “Of course we think she was very special,” said her grandfather, Wayne Pope of Mason City. “She was a quiet, well-educated young lady who loved her animals and flowers and collected things like Precious Moments and stuff,” Pope said.

Hefty worked as an administrative assistant at the Kanawha bank and was a graduate of North Iowa Area Community College. Pope said his granddaughter’s love of animals included her two dogs and a cat. She was an only child but had a large extended family.

Pope said Amy and her husband, Lee, had just returned from a trip to Walt Disney World in Florida in celebration of their first wedding anniversary. Pope said Lee had spoken to his wife just minutes before the crash. Hefty attended the Christian Reformed Church in Kanawha. She had attended the Open Bible Church in Clear Lake for 26 years, Pope said.

According to the Iowa State Patrol, Hefty, 27, was traveling westbound on County Road B-55 when her car was hit by a tractor-trailer driven by Allen James Enabnit, 46, Clear Lake. The accident was reported at 5:23 p.m. The State Patrol report said Enabnit was northbound on County Road R-26 when he failed to stop at a stop sign and entered the intersection, colliding with the Hefty vehicle. Hefty was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. Enabnit was driving for BMC Aggregates LC. Enabnit was taken to Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa by Mayo Air Care. He was listed in fair condition Thursday.