Lois Jane Heckman, 82, departed this life at Brethren Village on Monday, December 25, 2017, from complications of Parkinson's disease. Born in Nazareth, PA in 1935, she was the daughter of the late Arlington Joseph and the late Lena Irene (Lehr) Heckman. Lois was a longtime resident of Lancaster County and previously lived in Washington, NJ, Milton, DE, Oxford, PA, and Whiting, NJ. She is preceded in death by her sisters, Elaine Drake and Joyce Jones. Lois was a very caring person and her careers in nursing and as a counselor reflected this. In 1986, she graduated from Lancaster Bible College with a Bachelors Degree. For 17 years, she served as a counselor and then Director of Women and Children's services at the Water Street Rescue Mission. As director, she helped open the Lydia Center at Grace Plateau, a women's ministry of the WSRM, located in Wrightsville, PA. Lois is survived by her sister, Doris Godown, and her children; Chuck Carey of East Petersburg, PA, Denise Shivers of McDonough, GA, and John (Jack) Carey of Mohton, PA. She has nine grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Lois' funeral services will be held Thursday, December 28, 2017 at Lancaster Evangelical Free Church, 419 Pierson Rd, Lititz, PA, 17543, where she was a longtime member. Visitation time will begin at 10AM with services starting at 11am. Internment will be at the Greenwood Cemetery in Nazareth, PA on Friday December 29, at 11AM. Memorial contributions can be made in Lois' name to Lancaster Evangelical Free Church, the Water Street Rescue Mission, or Koinonia Spanish Health Ministry.