Anna Doris Heaver, 84, nurse in World War II

Anna Doris Heaver, a World War II registered nurse and homemaker, died Saturday at Brightwood Center in Lutherville of complications from emphysema. She was 84.

The former Anna Doris Alt was born in Baltimore and raised on Reisterstown Road and Dolfield Avenue. She was a graduate of Western High School and earned her nursing degree from the University of Maryland School of Nursing in 1941.

Mrs. Heaver, who attained the rank of lieutenant, served with the Army's 42nd General Hospital Unit - one of four such units activated in Baltimore - during the war. She was stationed in Brisbane, Australia; Manila, Philippines; Yokohama, Japan; and Tokyo.

She was married in 1947 to Stephen Goodenow Heaver, founder of the Fire Museum of Maryland, who died in 1998.

Mrs. Heaver, a longtime resident of the Lakehurst neighborhood in North Baltimore, enjoyed gardening and flower arranging. She also liked playing bridge and bird-watching. She was a former member of the Country Club of Maryland and Lake Hills Garden Club.

Mrs. Heaver was a member of University Baptist Church, where services were held Wednesday.

She is survived by two sons, Stephen G. Heaver Jr. of Roland Park and Allan B. Heaver of Clarksville; a sister, Lee A. Sandmeyer of Youngstown, N.Y.; and four grandchildren.