Heather Chaney

Heather Sue Chaney, 48, of Kuna, Idaho passed away unexpectedly on Friday January 18, 2019 with her family by her side after a short battle with cancer. She was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho on May 7, 1970 to Patricia Ann Jacobsen and beat her identical twin sister into the world by 10 minutes. She was raised in a military family so she lived in various places such as Hawaii, Guam, New Mexico and finally ended up in Illinois where she attended high school. She eventually moved back to Idaho where she met and married Alan Simmons. They had 4 children together, Alan, Crystal and twins Nicole and Tonya. Her children were her life. She and Alan later divorced and she eventually moved to Kuna to start over. Here she met the love of her life, Ronald Chaney and they married on August 13, 2004. Heather worked various jobs over the years, but eventually went back to school working hard to earn her GED in 2010. She then attended Broadview University earning her associates degree in Medical Assistance. At the time of her death she was employed by St. Luke's Internal Medicine. She was extremely proud to work in the medical field and loved all her co-workers and patients. Heather loved and was loved by everyone who met her and always greeted everyone with an, "how ya doing loves?" She was a passionate supporter of the breast cancer movement. She loved to camp, fish, hunt, shot her guns and ride her motorcycle with Ron. She is survived by her husband, Ronald Chaney, of Kuna, ID; mother, Patricia (Andrew) Jacobsen of Apache Junction, AZ; sisters: Sherrie (Blaine) Seamons of Portland, OR and Heidi (John Michael) Flanigan of Morris, IL; sons: Alan Simmons, of Idaho Falls, ID and Mitchell Chaney of Norfolk, VA; daughters: Crystal (Shawn) Brinkerhoff of El Paso, TX, Nicole (Jeffrey) Seabolt of Meridian, ID,Tonya Simmons of Kuna, ID, Emily (Angel) Chaney-Estrada, of Dearborn, MI, Jenn Chaney-DeAndrea of Poughkeepsie, NY. She had 13 grandchildren and one on the way.