Joanne E. Heinl

Heinl, Joanne Elizabeth (nee Finch), 80 of Glenview, Illinois, passed from Pancreatic Cancer at Glenbrook Hospital Saturday, April 28, 2012. Retired Preschool Teacher, Instructional Assistant in Special Education at Maine Township High School East, Property Manager at Fairway Green Apartments, and Receptionist at Dr. Monte Meldman's office. She volunteered at the Village Treasure House in Glenview, whose proceeds support local agencies serving women and families in crisis. After Rennecker's closed, she loved to have breakfast at the Corner Bakery in the Glen. She was born May 16, 1931 in Hoopeston, Illinois, the daughter of a banker, Garrett Hobart Finch, and a school teacher, Ruth Webster Finch. She attended college at Illinois Wesleyan, where she was a member of Sigma Kappa Sorority, and where she met her future husband, Donald Ray Heinl. They were married January 19, 1952 in the First Methodist Church in Hoopeston. They lived in Highland Park, Los Angeles and Indialantic, Florida before purchasing their home in Glenview in 1962. She leaves behind her devoted husband, Donald, Glenview; children, Elizabeth (Nicholas) Muros, Plano, Texas, Gary (Nancy) of Roselle, and Todd (Susan) of Palatine; grandchildren, John (Rebekah) Muros, Caribeth (Beaux) Keyes, Sara Spiegel, Christopher (Laura) Heinl, Heidi (James) Scheidt and Danielle Heinl; great-grandchildren, Tyler and Aidan Scheidt, Aubrey Keyes, Nicholas and Alexander Muros. She was preceded in death by her parents, Garrett and Ruth Finch; sister, Patricia (Robert) Acton, and grandson, Kevin Garrett Heinl. She attended the Glenview United Methodist Church. A memorial service will be held at a time yet to be determined. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Village Treasure House, 1460 Paddock Drive, Northbrook, Illinois 60062 or Glenview United Methodist Church, 727 Harlem Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.