Age 57, departed this life on Thursday, November 2, 2017, surrounded by beloved family and friends, after a hard-fought year-long battle with cancer. Kim was born in Benton Harbor on October 31, 1960, the daughter of the late Walter F. and Evelyn D. (Rupp) Heritz. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Mike Heritz; cousin, Lisa Heritz and father and mother in-law, Robert and Betty Williams. Kim was a graduate of Michigan Lutheran High School and Davenport University. She worked for Tuinier Greenhouses in Kalamazoo. On November 12, 1988, she married the love of her life, Michael R. Williams who survives. Kim is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and close friends.