Pastor Judith Thistle

Words Like ‘Love, Courage, Loss’ Used To Recall Fallen Hero Family, Friends Reflect On John Heller, As 350 Pack Funeral In Foothills Atrium By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – “You spent your last day on Earth saving others,” his sister-in-law, Erika Heller, declared this afternoon at John Heller’s funeral. “We are so proud.” Erika, along with John’s fiance Amber Roe,  his Oneonta Job Corps colleague Kathleen Feeney, state Sen. Jim Seward, R-Milford, and the Rev. Judith Thistle,…