JoAnn P. Heller

JoAnn P. Heller, 83, of St. Charles passed away Sunday, January 18, 2026, at Brighton Gardens in St. Charles, IL. JoAnn was born in Jersey City, NJ October 14, 1942, the daughter of John Paul and Anne (Buczynski) Heller.

JoAnn began her career working for Harvey L Small, DDS as a dental assistant. It was the work at the dental office in early 1960 which JoAnn credits for her work life personality. JoAnn then moved her career into a bookkeeping and accounting role with Hubbard Ethan Allen Furniture Gallery, in Batavia where she enjoyed more than 25 years of employment. JoAnn's Catholic family was very important to her. She was an active member of St. John Neumann Catholic Church in St. Charles for many years.

She is survived by her two children, Michele (Ben) Oswalt, and Nicole DiNicola, and two grandchildren, Michael and Jacob DiNicola.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her sister Barbara Hill.

Visitation will be held 4:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. Monday, February 16, 2026, at Moss-Norris Funeral Home, St. Charles IL.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at St. John Neumann Catholic Church 2900 East Main Street St. Charles IL. A reception will follow the Mass in the Church. Interment and committal services will be held at 1:00 P.M. at Prairie Cemetery, St. Charles, IL.

In JoAnn's memory she asked that memorial contributions may be directed to St. John Neumann Catholic Church https://www.sjnstcharles.org/ Or Feed My Starving Children, https://www.fmsc.org/