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April Dawn Heath (Askew), 39

| January 7, 2021 1:00 AM

April Dawn Heath (Askew), 39, of Spirit Lake, Idaho, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 17, 2020, at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, Wash. She was born Oct. 7, 1981, in Twin Falls, Idaho, to James Askew and Athena Lopez (Coleman). April was raised in Gooding, Idaho, and enjoyed her friends, family, softball, cheerleading and spending time on the family farm. She graduated the class of 2000 from Gooding High School and soon after she met Brock Heath. After traveling around to several locations, they moved to Northern Idaho and eventually bought their dream home in Spirit Lake.

She has two daughters, the loves of her life — Allie, born in 2006 and Katelyn, born in 2015.

April attended North Idaho College and completed a degree in Radiologic Technology in 2010 and used her education and skills to obtain a career with Kootenai Outpatient Imaging in 2011, in Coeur d’Alene.

She married Brock in Maui, Hawaii, on Jan. 7, 2014, in a beautiful, small ceremony on a private beach.

April was an amazing mom and spent her weekends and summers taking her girls on adventures, playdates and activities all over the community. She loved her family and friends dearly and would never hesitate to lend a helping hand or words of encouragement. She has touched the hearts and left an imprint on everyone she knows.

April lived her life to the fullest. She loved to attend social gatherings, family events and sprint boat races, to go fishing and boating, and she was passionate about playing bingo — but mostly making memories with her family She had the best sense of humor and a laugh that was contagious. She was so proud of her job and enjoyed helping her patients. She went above and beyond to make them comfortable and put a smile on their faces.

She is loved and will be dearly missed by so many; her joking personality, inside jokes and ability to live larger than life will never be forgotten.

April is survived by her husband, Brock Heath; daughters Allie and Katelyn Heath of Spirit Lake; grandmother, Elberta Askew; grandfather, Leo Coleman; father, James (Patty) Askew; mother, Athena (Doug) Lopez; and her in-laws, Eldon and Toni Heath; sisters, Amanda Cavitt (Askew) and Alicia (Heather) Brady; sister-in-law, Mandi (Beau) Ponton; brothers, Jerrid (Kiah) Mutter, Tony (Trina) Brady and Willy Lopez; as well as many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews who she adored.

She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Don Askew, and grandmother, Eleanor Coleman (Paine).

A memorial service for April will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021, at Real Life Ministries, 1860 N. Cecil Road, Post Falls.

Please visit her online memorial and sign her guest book at www.yatesfuneralhomes.com