Obituary of James Robert Heist Jr

JAMES ROBERT "J.R." HEIST JR. AGE 59 OF ELMIRA HEIGHTS, NY PASSED AWAY ON TUESDAY APRIL 8, 2025. JAMES WAS BORN ON APRIL 8, 1966 IN ELMIRA, NY THE SON OF THE LATE JAMES R. AND JOAN LENO HEIST. J.R. WAS A CHEF AT THE ELMIRA CITY CLUB IN ELMIRA, NY. HE ENJOYED PLAYING DARTS AT LEGEND'S AND BOWLING. J.R. IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE PATRICIA HEIST, HIS DAUGHTERS: BRITTANY PLUMLEY, AND CASSANDRA PLUMLEY; STEP-CHILDREN: TRACY FRISBIE, CHRISTOPHER STORBECK, AND TRICIA STORBECK; BROTHER: ROBERT HEIST; SISTERS: PATRICIA JACKSON, BONNIE HEIST, DIANA HEIST, MARY MORTIMER, SUSAN CLARKSON; 8 GRANDCHILDREN, SEVERAL NIECES, NEPHEWS, AND COUSINS. A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY APRIL 26, 2025, 3 P.M. AT LEGENDS BAR AND GRILLE 229 OAKWOOD AVE, ELMIRA HEIGHTS, NY 14903. IN LIEU OF FLOWERS THOSE WISHING MAY MAKE DONATIONS TO J.R.'S WIFE PATRICIA HEIST 163 FAIRVIEW ROAD HORSEHEADS, NY 14845. ARRANGEMENTS ARE ENTRUSTED TO THE LYNCH FUNERAL HOME 318 WEST BROAD STREET HORSEHEADS, NY. WORDS OF CONDOLENCE AND MEMORIES MAY BE SHARED AT www.lynchsfuneralhome.com