Reida Sharleen Heiner

KIMBERLY – Reida Sharleen (Crook) Heiner, affectionately known throughout her life as Sharleen, our mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully at the home of her daughter in Kimberly, Twin Falls, Idaho on August 27, 2026. She was born May 15, 1935, in Salt Lake City, Utah, to Laurance Melvin and Reida (Merrick) Crook. She was the youngest of three girls.

Sharleen graduated from Granite High School. She spent most of her summers in Bancroft, Idaho, at her uncle Dave Grimm’s ranch. She loved music and learned to play the piano and organ. She participated in many parades, road shows, assembly programs, singing performances and various other activities. She has been in numerous musical productions and played various parts in “Cherry Blossom”, “Conchita” and “Brigadoon”. After graduating she worked as a private secretary for two-and-a-half years before attending Ricks College as a music major. It is here that she met the love of her life.

On May 25, 1956, she married Joseph Andrew Heiner, Jr. in the Salt Lake City Temple. After their marriage they moved to Santa Monica, California where she worked as a steno-secretary for Douglas Aircraft. They moved several times while in California, during that time they welcomed the arrival of one son and two daughters.

She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She served as a ward and Primary organist, MIA Music director in the ward and stake, Sunday school and Relief Society Inservice Leader, Relief Society Education Counselor and Cultural Refinement Teacher. She continued to sing in the ward and stake choirs. In their later years they moved back to Bedford, Wyoming, where Joseph was born and raised. She and her husband served in the Idaho Falls Temple as ordinance workers for several years.

Sharleen was preceded in death by her parents; husband; siblings, Margaret Elizabeth (Crook) Williams, and Melva (Crook) Liston; daughter, Debra Sue (Heiner) Palmer; son-in-law, Mark Edwin Stevens; and granddaughter, Valerie Heiner.

She is survived by her son, Alan Joseph and Suzanne (Munford) Heiner of Thatcher, Utah; daughter, Ruthan (Heiner) Stevens of Kimberly, Idaho; as well as eight grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Humanitarian Aid.

In honoring mom’s wishes, she requested only a graveside service. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, September 3, 2026, at the Bedford Cemetery in Bedford, Wyoming.

Our heartfelt gratitude goes out to family, friends and dedicated nurses from Idaho Home Health & Hospice, who cared for our beloved Sharleen.