Patricia Anne Heimdale's Obituary
Patricia Anne Heimdale passed away peacefully at her home at 7749 E. 28th. Ct. at 3:30AM on January 4th. 2025.
Patricia was born at St. John's Hospital in Tulsa OK. on September 30th. 1952 to her parents, Jack Patrick Millerick and Teresa Geraldine Millerick of Tulsa Oklahoma.
She was married to Tom Connell of Tulsa Oklahoma in 1970, then divorced from Tom in 1987. She then married James E. Heimdale of Tulsa Oklahoma in 1993, and resided in Tulsa up until her passing.
She attended Catholic school in Tulsa OK. followed by graduating from Edison High School in Tulsa OK., she then attended some college at Tulsa Jr. College.
Throughout her married life she was a mother to her three children, a house wife and home maker, then in her 20's she owed and operated a very popular restaurant called “The Loaf and Ladle” with her first husband Tom in Tulsa OK. for a few years.
Over her adult life she worked at various jobs in various capacities and then, in her later years she was an integral part of the engineering department at the Linde Corporation in Tulsa. OK. where she worked for many years until she retired.
She loved the outdoors and enjoyed camping, hiking and boating with family and friends. She loved her three children: Jason Connell, Melissa Connell Darby, and Katie Connell, and in 1993 she enthusiastically blended her children with James E. Heimdale's three children: Zachary Heimdale, Brandon Heimdale, and Lindsay Heimdale, who she treated as if they were her own.
Some of her hobbies consisted of sewing and doing “around the house” projects like painting and remodeling projects. She always kept a garden for planting flowers as well. She had a big heart and loved to help others in need, whether it was cleaning their house, or taking them here and there to go to a doctor's appointment, or just stopping by to spend time and visit with someone. She had many many lifelong friends and never met a stranger.
She is preceded by her parents Jack and Teresa Millerick, her sister Cathleen Tucker, her brother John Millerick, and her brother-in-law Phillip Tucker.
She is survived by her husband James E. Heimdale of Tulsa OK., her son Jason Connell of Los Angeles, CA., her daughter Melissa Darby of Tulsa OK., and her daughter Katie Connell of Overland Park KS., her step children Zachary Heimdale of Tulsa OK., Brandon Heimdale of Tulsa OK. and Lindsay Sole of Sapulpa OK.
She is also survived by her sister Doreen Roohan, Doreen's husband Michael Roohan of Tulsa OK., along with her niece Stephanie Landreville of Broken Arrow, OK., her nephews Colin Roohan and Sean Kinney, both of Tulsa OK., her four grand children, Avery Darby and Owen Darby of Tulsa OK., and Noah Sole and Rylie Sole of Sapulpa OK.
Her life celebration will be held at The Unity Church of Christianity in Midtown in Tulsa OK., on Saturday February 8, 2025 at 3:00PM. In lieu of flowers, the family has ask for donations to be given to “Iron Gate” located in Tulsa OK.
Donations to local charities will be requested in lieu of flowers.
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