While the idyllic visions of farm life usually carry the narrative of the heartland, we sometimes get reminders of the hard work and harsh realities that can arise.
Today, People reported a solemn story. Jane Heisey, a 76-year old wife, mother, and grandmother from Missouri, was killed while tending to a newborn calf. While tagging the newborn’s ear, the mother cow knocked Heisey to the ground and stepped on her head.
Sullivan County Coroner Bob Wyant identified the victim and pronounced her dead at the scene. It was ruled as an accident.
Heisey’s friend Jackie “Hon” Hatfield left a loving tribute on the Iowa Ranch Horse Association group page on Facebook: "Jane Heisey had a passion for ranch life and enjoyed raising cattle and horses with her family in Northern Missouri. She was a long time member of the Iowa Ranch Horse Association and was a mentor to many. Jane was currently serving on the Iowa Ranch Horse board as one of our SE Directors."
Born Jane Audrey Dreisbach on November 18, 1944, in Breinigsville, Pennsylvania, she graduated with honors from Penn State in 1965. After raising her family in Sharon, Connecticut, she and husband Glenn Heisey lived in Harris, Missouri since 1973.
Jane Heisey is survived by Glenn, Sherri, David, and her granddaughters, Kendra Betz, Jaecy Heisey and Kinsey Heisey, as well as her sister Joanne Lichtenwalner and her many nieces and nephews.
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