Heather L. Bigley

Heather L. Bigley, 37

CAMPBELL…Heather L. Bigley, 37 passed away peacefully on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Youngstown.

Heather was born November 17, 1987 in Youngstown, Ohio, a daughter of Nick and Marian (Banjo) Hrelec.

Heather was a 2006 graduate of Campbell Memorial High School. She then went on to further her education and earned her Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Ohio State University.

She married the love of her life, James Bigley on August 18, 2018.

Heather was a member of Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Youngstown, Ohio.

Heather was a fifth grade teacher at Harding Elementary School in Youngstown and previously taught at McGuffey Elementary School in Warren.

She was a diehard Ohio State Buckeyes fan. Heather enjoyed laying by the pool with her dogs, telling bad jokes, family trips to Tybee Island, Georgia, playing with all her nieces and nephews, visiting her sister in Florida and most of all spending time with her family. Heather was always the life of the party. She loved life and always put others ahead of herself.

Heather will be deeply missed and always remembered by her husband, James; her parents; her sister, Candace Hrelec of Sarasota, Florida; her brother Nick (Deanna) Hrelec Jr. of Poland; mother-in-law, Karen Bigley of Boardman; brother-in-law, Jeremy (Gina) Bigley of Campbell; three nieces, Adriana and Peyton Hrelec and Olivia Bigley; three nephews, Nick Hrelec, Cameron and Connor Bigley; many aunts, uncles, “stupid” cousins and her dogs, Callie and Toby.

She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, Peter and Dorothy Hrelec; maternal grandparents, Joseph and Margaret Banjo and her father-in-law, Jim Bigley.

The Bigley family has entrusted Heather’s care to the Wasko Funeral Home in Campbell, Ohio. Calling hours will be held Tuesday, September 9, 2025 from 4-7pm at the funeral home. A Prayer Service will be on Wednesday, September 10, 2025 at 9:15am at the funeral home followed by a funeral service at 10am at Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Youngstown.

Heather will be laid to rest at St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Cemetery in Campbell, Ohio.

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