Helen Marie Kost Heard, 61, became an angel in heaven on June 5th, 2014. She was a devoted wife, extraordinary mother, and a loving soul to anyone who was blessed by meeting her.
Helen was born in Weehawken, NJ but lived in Shark River Hills for 11 years until she married her soul mate in 1975. They then moved to Ocean Grove, NJ where they were blessed with a son and made many special memories together. They’ve happily resided in Virginia Beach since 1988.
Helen will be remembered for her love of Christmas, playing cards, Bingo, and taking great care of her family. Her patience and love for all children earned her the name “Nana.”
She will join her infant son, Michael; mother, Emma Kost; father, Michael Kost Sr.; sister, Linda Vuillemot; mother-in-law Ethelyn Heard, father-in-law Frederick Heard and sister-in-law Lois D’Esposito.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband, George Heard, Sr; son George Heard Jr.; brother Michael Kost; sister Dawn and husband Charles Morse; sister Diane Perry; brother Eric Heard and husband Lester Cavagnaro; sister-in-law Jessie Heard; sister-in-law Sarah and husband Roger Tallent; brother-in-law Rick Heard and wife Debbie; 12 nephews, 11 nieces, and 12 great-nieces and nephews.
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we will miss you soo much aunt Helen. you were just full of love and wanted to share it with everybody. you will be forever loved and missed. Rest in Paradise, I love you.
The family gathers will not be the same without Aunt Helen. I will miss the way she was always so excited to see us when she first walked through the door. Aunt Helen could put a smile on your face regardless of your mood. She loved everyone and anyone that was a friend of the family. It didn’t matter if she just met you, you were getting a hug and a kiss from Aunt Helen. I will miss seeing her walk through the door. I will miss the massive hugs she always loved to give. My heart is with everyone from the family as was celebrate the life that Aunt Helen lived and the mountains of love she always gave.
Aunt helen words cannot describe how much I miss you, your laugh, your smile, and your presence could light up a whole room! Just an amazing women you are!!! I love you so much and I will forever keep you in my heart ❤️
Aunt Helen was a person that no one could forget. She will be deeply missed. I will never forget all the things we’ve done together. I grew up looking forward to every May because I knew aunt Helen was coming to stay for a couple weeks. I will never forget and always cherish those times with her. She was the most lovable person and although she is not with us anymore I’m glad she is no longer in pain. I’ll always miss you . I love you aunt Helen.
It is still to hard to believe you are actually gone. I will treasure all the little moments that I never realized were so special until now. Thank you for being my aunt!
If you were lucky enough to know Helen, I’m sure she has made you smile and laugh whenever she was around. She was a class act and will be greatly missed.
To my good friend and brother George and his family. I cannot imagine how
difficult it must be for you right now, but I want you all to know that
I am praying for you to experience God’s peace. While I never had the opportunity to meet Helen personally, the things George has shared make it clear that she was a very special woman. George Jr. is a testament to her raising a fine man. While she may be gone from this earth, a part of her will clearly live on in her son and her loving family
Whoever you hold in your heart, is forever and always a part of you. Thinking of you, Love Kathy
What I remember the most about Helen was her laugh.
She was a woman who used to give me great advise
and guidance.
My thoughts are with her Georges and her family.
I will always remember spending time with Helen when she came to
Visit in May. I loved playing cards with her and spending time
With her She became a special person to me. She made you
Want to be a better person.
I will miss you always, Helen . I love you
I had the joy of meeting Helen (in my heart “Georgie’s momma”) only once quite recently, in the brief moments I spent there she made me feel so special, introducing me to all the love ones framed up surrounding her. I had felt like I had known her for much longer than that through talking to George (Jr.) and praying with him about her… when I left I remember crying on my drive home — considering that when she would pass so many hearts would be broken (especially my dear friend George). I know she was a very special woman that many of you hold dear to you. I hope that you will cherish the good times in your hearts and count yourselves blessed to have had such a priceless love in your life. Please don’t hesitate if there is ever a need (even just a shoulder to cry on) to give me a call. My prayers and love go out to all of you, I look forward to meeting and hugging as many of you as I can on Saturday as we celebrate the beautiful life of Helen Marie Heard.
Psalm 34: 18 “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose spirits are crushed.”
Just wanted to take a moment and let you know how sorry I am for your loss. I will always remember the times I spent with Helen having coffee and shooting the breeze. She was a special lady with a huge heart, and I feel blessed having known her. My sincerest sympathy to all of you. Michele
I will always remember staying the night with Nana. We would stay up till midnight and watch movies. Nana made the best egg mcmuffins. She always came to my games and concerts. I love you nana.
Dear Heard and Kost families, I had the pleasure of meeting Helen at Diane’s graduation. Helen was beaming with love and pride for her little sister. She was such a sweet person with a beautiful twinkle in her eyes. I pray God fills your heart with peace and confronts you all. With condolences, Cara
Helen would always greet you with a smile. A kind word would usually follow. Her gentle soul could easily be seen through her eyes. Truly a more selfless person couldn’t be found. My thoughts and prayers are truly with her and all her family who have suffered a devastating loss. All that she has done will be remembered always with a smile. Although her life with us was short, she accomplished much and tried to get as much out of life as she could. This should be said
for all of us also. God bless you all.
Sissy , I love you.
Hey Sissy , I miss you like crazy. We had a beautiful memorial for you Saturday just the way you wanted , with family and happy memories. I know you didn’t want any tears ,but come on sissy that was a gimme. I got to hear wonderful memories that others shared of you. I wasn’t surprised to hear how special you are to everyone , after all i know first hand just how amazing you are . I cherish every second i got to spend with you. I don;t know how to thank you for being there every time I needed you , or for having faith in me when i didn’t have it in myself . haha i could have done without of a few of the i told you so’s but i’m glad you said it. Helen I don;t know how to be me without you. Because without you here there is a part of me missing.You know I have always thought . There comes a day we all know we have to say goodbye to our parent , never goodbye to our children and siblings well we walk beside each other our whole life like links to a chain never thinking a chain can be broken. Not to say our chain has been broken because the 5 of use will always be a chain. I don;t know how to say it right, but you and Linda put the links together.Kept us all strong . My god Helen i’m heart broken . I miss your laugh your smile your loving care ways, i miss everything about you. I lit a candle for you today that will forever burn in my heart . Love you give Mommy, Linda and Daddy my love and lots of kisses .Give baby Michael butterfly kisses from me , let him know I love him and as much as i’m missing you , I’m glad he has his mommy . I love you , now I know why you never said goodbye and always said see you later . Because goodbye is final and I will see you later . We will be together again. And when that time comes , it will be truly for always . I love you sissy .
Have I told you lately that I love you…….
Not gonna lie Sissy I’m having a really tuff time knowing you’re not hear with me. Everyone says for me to just talk to you and you can hear me. Guess I’m selfish because I need to hear you talking back. I miss calling you everyday , to me that was like long distance sister time.
LoL George let me take some of you PJs now I can cuddle w with you. To most that would be corny. But for me it makes me closer to you. Lol I still have Linda’s to. I know you understand better then anyone , lol you still have moms ashtray ,tea cup and glasses. You know sissy I hope you knew just how much you mean to all of us. Dustin moved today to go to school. Now I know why you cryed when Georgie moved 20 minutes way. Lol I take back calling you cry baby. So much I wish I could talk to you about. Stephanie is. Getting married in December. Little john is moving back to Florida in aweek he,lLol be about 2 hours from me to. Thinking about moving to NC to be closer to Dawn and Mikey now that the kids are all grown up. So much I wish we could talk about. Well I love you and I’ll write soon. Big hugs and kisses for all of you. 🙂 miss you.
Miss you. Ox
This just isn;t working for me,your not being here. I hate it. I miss you everyday. We all miss you everyday . I love you sooooooo very much. Shawna went to see a mediam the other day and was told you were fine and you were dancing . I’m sure your dancing with Michael. There are so many things I wish I could tell you. Miss our talks , your laugh, even miss you getting upset cause i didn;t play a card fast enough. Just wanted to pop in and let you know you know your in my heart and I love you . Kisses and give Mommy, Daddy , Linda and Micheal big kisses for me to . Sissy I’ll write soon I love you .
This just isn’t working for me. I miss you . Have so much I wish I could talk to you about. Miss you everyday. Ox
Wish you were here. Miss you lots.
What I wouldn’t give for just another minute with you. Just to be able to tell you how much I love you .
And to hear you say you know I do. Miss you sissy. Miss you more everyday. Instead of. Getting easier , if feels like it’s getting harder. 🙁 I reach for the phone a hundred times a day.
Hello sista. Was just thinking about you and wanted you to know it. Know its silly to think if I write it here you’ll see it, but it’s the closest I have to talking to you. .I talked to George the other day, he misses you like crazy.I tried calling Georgie, but I don’t think he’s ready to talk yet. And that’s OK he will in time. Sissy your a hard person to lose. You and Linda it’s crazy painful.you know with mom she hurt so bad , it was almost like a blessing she didn’t anymore. Not that I don’t miss her and daddy cause I do. Siblings are such a different pain, like a part of you is missing, and it’s true there is part of me missing. There is a whole in my heart. A feeling of being alone. Not only my sister but my friend my security blanket, I hope with all my hearti was all those things to you. You and Linda were so good to me. So supportive in every every mistake I ever made. And the push I needed when I felt I couldn’t continue on. Linda sent me a graduation barbie in 97 when I got my GED lol still in the box till this day. And you were there when I graduated in 2012 from respiratory school , you have no idea what that means to me.. you know when you said I was good about being strong, how iii could get past anything. I Kew how much you hurt over Linda’ so I didn’t talk about it much with you. Never got past losing her and I’ll never get past losing you. Love you so very much.
Wish I could call the big guy and tell him it was time to send you all home now. Miss so very much.
Hey Sissy. I watched Heaven is for real last. Night it. Wasn’t a sad movie at all but I cried like a baby.it was based on a true storey about a little boy that saw Heaven . With all my heart I hope Heaven is for real. Because I need us to be together again, all of us and for always. Love you and miss you more then you could think possible. Oxs from your favorite sister me. LoL
Hey sissy. Just wanted to remind you that I love you. I miss you so much
Miss you like crazy. It’s been so hard not to talk to you. :'(
Love you
Think I missed you more today then ever, not for any special reason simply because I hate not having you here with us. I hope you know went you mean to me. It a lonely world without you.
Hey sissy. Getting ready for my test soon, I hope to make you proud. I think when this is done , I’m going to take the critical care exam. Don’t hurt to make myself better at what I do. I miss you I miss all of you.hallmark has Christmas shows on. Yup I’m watching them. There not sad but they make me cry. You know what’s nice George is seeing the little sweetheart that gave you the card you showed me. I’ve seen the pictures they took together , he looks happy. LoL I have a shovel. If he gets hurt. But i don’t think that’s gonna happen. She looks kind and warm hearted. I talked to Big George as often as I can. He’s so much like you, when it comes to me and Dawn always looking out for us. We have the most amazing family in the world. Thank you Linda and mommy for being the glue that kept us all t
Glue that kept us all together. Stephs getting married lol I can’t wait to dance with George makes me think of the time you to came to the headliner and you laughed at me and him trying to dance after having tons to drink. OK. I’m not going to lie I didn’t study much tonight I drank a few beers instead. Haven’t done that in awhile. Have to laugh cause I can here you saying , You CANT STUDY and drink. I love yon sissy, I love you more then you’ll ever know give mommy Linda and Daddy kisses for me. Give Michael butterfly kisses and hugs. Love you all so much. Oxoxs
Hey’ sissy. Passed my test. Thought it would make me feel amazing but it wasn’t the same without you to share it with. You were the ftrst call I wanted to make when I got in the car. I miss you soooo much.love you.
Just wanted to say I love you.
So many times I still reach for the phone to call you and every time it’s like being stabbed in the heart. God I miss you. Miss all of you. You know im convinced it was you that lite up my phone the night I got to your house, even more convinced when you did it last night when I was crying. With mommy I almost feel a hand on my shoulder, with Linda its more like a dayshavo lol yup I can’t spell that. Thanks you staying with me and letting me know your near. Give dad kisses for me let him know he’s been on my mind. Oxoxoxox’s love you all so much
Hey sissy, sorry I know its been awhile . I’ve had a lot going on. Stephanie is getting married this week and I wish so much you could be here. I passed my second test just like I promised you. I’ve started putting up my Christmas decorations and watching the hallmark channel . makes me cry a lot . But its going to be nice to have Christmas with mommy and linda. I talk to George and Georgie . Helen you would be so happy . Georgie looks like he is pretty happy with his new girlfriend. I miss you every day . And I love you so much . Give mommy daddy and linda kisses for me . Tell Michael I love him . I’ll write soon sissy . lol I’m at work and I think everyone is wondering why I am sniffling . Hugs and Kisses always your favorite sister lol me .
Hey Sissy , just want to let you know I have been thinking of all of you. I really really miss you lots. I still reach for the phone everyday. Its so hard . Dustin moved back home . He was very home sick. Theres a whole lot more to it , i’ll save that for another time. well Stephanies wedding was just beautiful we all had a very nice time. I was so glad George came . he and Mikey Both. Little john got his promotion and is doing well. I will write again soon . I promise . I’m at work and should get back to it . just wanted to let you know I love you.