DENVER (KDVR) — One of the best (or worst) parts of being a sibling is the moment they learn they are getting a little brother or sister. For a woman in Colorado, that surprise didn't arrive until seven decades after she was born. A gondola system in Denver? One man says it’s the key to economic revitalization After 71 years, Peggy will head to the Denver International Airport to meet her two little sisters, Heidi and Janet, who reached out to her after unearthing the discovery. Heidi reached out and spoke with FOX31 about the meetup in a phone and email interview. The story starts in 1953 in post-World War II Germany. The trio of the sister's mother, Maria, wanted to escape the country still dealing with the ramifications of the war. She sought new opportunities and moved to Canada when she was 20 years old. She arrived in Hamilton, Ontario, and cleaned and cooked for a resident family. She had a brief relationship with a fellow German immigrant who worked as a butcher. When Maria was pregnant, the man disappeared, leaving her with the soon-to-be-born child. Maria eventually gave birth to Dianna, now known as Peggy, and placed her up for adoption because she thought she wouldn't be able to care for the newborn. Several years later, Maria met another man who she married and had two children with: Heidi and Janet. Heidi said that one day, her father revealed that their mother had placed her daughter up for adoption before marrying him. Heidi shared the information with Janet, and they asked their mother about it. "The pain was still raw, her emotional wounds unhealed, and she offered little beyond confirming the truth," said Heidi. City Park Jazz 2025: Free Denver summer concert series lineup, dates announced Determined to learn the identity of her long-lost sister, Heidi tried to pry information from her mother, who only gave reluctant hints like a birth year and the name of the hospital she was born in. Heidi searched local church records and reached out to the Children's Aid Society in Hamilton. She and her sister also learned that they could not access adoption records because Canadian law restricted access to only their mother and unknown sister. After a formal request, Heidi received a redacted file without identifying information. Heidi also said that had she received the information, she likely wouldn't have gotten anywhere because she learned her sister had her name changed when she was adopted. Near 2020, Heidi submitted her DNA to Ancestry.com. Years would pass before her cousin in Texas reached out and said he was doing his own DNA test for Dancestors. Nearly a decade after her father revealed the secret, and her mother passing away in the time between, Heidi gave all the information she collected to her cousin. To divert her attention, Heidi went on a solo adventure in Costa Rica where she spent time climbing volcanoes. Upon her return to Canada, she saw the email that would finally confirm her decade of work — the DNA test revealed the identity and contact information of her sister. She took the weekend to gather herself and called her sister on Monday. “Hi, Peggy? This is Heidi, calling from Canada. Were you born in Hamilton, Ontario, and have you ever done a DNA test?” Heidi asked. Peggy said yes to both. "I think we're sisters," Heidi said. Ridership more than doubles with lower prices, expanded service on train from Denver to Winter Park Heidi said that Peggy's enthusiastic response melted the distance between them, and they talked like old friends catching up after years apart. In April, Heidi and Janet are flying from Toronto to DIA, where they will meet Peggy, who has been living her life as a Colorado resident. ...read more read less