Barbara Anne Heckert

Barbara Anne Heckert, 92, a loving wife, mother and grandmother, born in Long Beach, CA, a former resident of Gilroy, CA and a current resident of Virginia Beach, VA, entered into rest after succumbing to Alzheimer's and, more recently, a broken hip, on March 5, 2024.

Barbara was well known in the Banking Industry and worked for 46 years for the Bank of the West, 35 of those years in the Gilroy Branch from 1962 to 1998 and retired as the Assistant Manager and one of its Vice Presidents. She was very fond of her customers and Co-workers. Five months after retirement, she lost her loving husband, Robert D. Heckert, of almost 49 years. She and her granddaughter, Lisa Bercher, once or twice a year for the next 18 or so years traveled to some of her favorite places, especially Disney World and taking train rides. She was an avid water skier, fisherwoman, pool player and loved to play cards and dice with her family all around her.

She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Richard Landick of Virginia Beach, VA; son, Robert Heckert of San Jose, CA; granddaughter, Lisa Anne Marie Bercher of Arlington, VA; granddaughter, Kandi Urlacher and great-grandson, Gage, and great-granddaughter, Stephanie of Yakima, WA; granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Dawna and Jeff Paxton, and great-granddaughters, Kelli Marie and Madison Irene of Yakima, WA; her "adopted" granddaughter, Debbie Horen of Brown City, MI, and numerous nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Robert Heckert; her father, Seymour Hunts; her mother, Mabel Stewart; her grandmother, Anna Cotton; her brother and sister-in-law, Dwayne and Virginia Hunts; and her daughter-in-law, Janette Heckert.

Private Graveside service, by invitation only, will be held Friday, April 5, 2024, at Oak Hill Memorial Park.

Donations to the American Heart Association or the Alzheimer's Association are requested in lieu of flowers.

Published in Gilroy Dispatch · March 29, 2024