Marion Delores Heid, 81, of Mercer, ND passed away on October 25, 2017 at Sanford Health, Bismarck.

Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM Monday, October 30 ^th, 2017 at the New Life Church, Bismarck Campus (4916 N. Washington St.) with Pastor Marc Eidahl officiating. Interment will be at 2:00 PM Monday in the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, south of Mandan.

Marion's family will be receiving friends on Sunday from 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM at Buehler-Larson Funeral Home in Mandan (1701 Sunset Drive). Visitation will continue on Monday, one hour prior to time of service at the church.

Marion was born December 24, 1935 to Fred and Martha (Schlafman) Laib on the family farm southwest of Mercer, ND. She was the youngest of six children and attended school through the eighth grade in Mercer, after which she worked on the family farm. Later in life, she obtained a GED and attended Bismarck Junior College.

Marion moved to Bismarck and worked at Dan's Super Valu. In March 1957, she married Lloyd Heid of New Salem, ND who was working at Amoco's Mandan Refinery. After raising six children in Bismarck they moved to a small farm near Mercer, ND in 1988.

She loved adventures, took flying lessons, parasailed, went on numerous back packing trips, rode many miles on the back of a motorcycle and had the opportunity to travel to many foreign countries. She was always giving hugs and made people feel truly loved. But her greatest love was for her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. She was a woman of small stature but great faith, and was not only involved in her church, but she also made mission trips to Thailand, Laos, Nepal, Mexico and Romania.

She leaves her husband of 60 years, Lloyd Heid, Mercer; four sons, Mark (Tammy) Heid, Big Horn, WY, Duey (Mary) Heid, Bismarck, ND, Richard Heid (Patty Flynn), Casper, WY, and Bernie (Mona) Heid, Mandan, ND; two daughters, Joanna Foreman, Denver, CO and Bonnie Weisz, Bismarck, ND; twelve grandchildren, Jason Heid, Chris Heid, Justin Heid, Tom Heid, Rock Heid, Zach Heid, Emily White, Travis Heid, Caree Edens, Britnee Weisz, Joseph Foreman IV and Daniel Weisz; thirteen great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Marion was proceeded in death by her parents, two sisters, three brothers, one sister-in-law and one brother-in-law.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Christian Motorcyclists Association, Box 9, Hatfield, AR 71945 (memo #85/138531).