LaVerne Louise Heuer – Myers age 90 of Traverse City, Michigan formerly of Manistee, died Tuesday night, April 3, 2018 at Munson Medical Center in Traverse City. She was born on July 20, 1927 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin daughter of the late Waldemar and Emma (Hansen) Linke. She moved from Milwaukee to Manistee in 1941. She married Ralph G. Heuer at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Manistee on September 7, 1946. Ralph preceded her in death on December 6, 2001. LaVerne later married Douglas Myers at Saint Paul's Lutheran Church in Manistee on June 25, 2005. He preceded her in death on May 31, 2009.

She was employed for twenty two years with the Sears Store in Manistee, retiring as a telephone catalog sales operator.

She was a member of Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Manistee and the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Traverse City. LaVerne was a devoted wife and mother and loved caring for her family. She and her husband Ralph loved to travel and had done extensively throughout the United States and Canada. After her retirement she and Ralph enjoyed thirteen winters in Florida.

She is survived by her son and daughter in-law; Allen and Susan Heuer of Williamsburg, MI, and her daughter and son-law; Donna and Kenneth Leivestad of Colorado Springs, Colorado: grandchildren and their spouses; Derek Jarembo, Holly (Adam) Cunningham, Alanna (Kevin) Crouch, Nathan (Kaycee) Heuer, her step-grandchildren; Shane (Amanda) Leivestad, and Kristin Blumenhein, her sister in-law; Dorothy Thorson of Rives Junction, MI. Numerous nieces and nephews also survive her.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband Ralph Heuer and her husband Douglas Myers

A memorial service will be held at Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manistee on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at 11:00 A.M. with Pastor James Schmeling and Pastor Stephan Radditz of Prince of Peace Evangelical Lutheran Church officiating. Private family graveside services will take place at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery also in Manistee.

The family suggests that those wishing to remember LaVerne consider a gift in her name to Saint Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church of Manistee or to the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Traverse City. Envelopes are available at the funeral home and will be available at the church the day of the Memorial Service.

The Herbert Funeral Home of Manistee is in charge of funeral arrangements.