Shirley Jean Heinle

Shirley Jean Heinle

Shirley Jean Heinle
April 9, 1938 – October 5, 2013
Oskaloosa, Iowa | Age 75

Shirley Heinle, 75, of Oskaloosa died Saturday afternoon, October 5, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.

Shirley Jean Heinle, daughter of Paul Andrew and CeCelia (Todd) Gass, was born April 9, 1938, in New Sharon, Iowa. Shirley was raised in the Montezuma area and was a 1956 graduate of Montezuma High School.

After her education, Shirley worked at the Monte Tap as a waitress; it was there that she met her future husband, Ken Heinle. They married November 23, 1960. They made their home in Oskaloosa, where Shirley was a homemaker and Ken operated Heinle painting. Shirley enjoyed her children’s and grandchildren’s sporting events and was also an avid Hawkeye fan.

Her family includes her children: Ginger (Philip) Akason of Waukee, Paul Andrew (Joan) Heinle of Eddyville, and Todd (Patti) Heinle of Piqua, Ohio; eight grandchildren: Ian, Rhea, Kieren, Brenna, Evan and Lauren Heinle and Logan and Lindsey Akason; a brother-in-law, Paul Heinle of Marshalltown; and 3 sisters-in-law, Mildred Gass of Des Moines, Esther Lanphier of Oskaloosa, and Velma Heinle of Port Angeles, Washington.

In addition to her parents and her husband, Ken on October 3, 1996, Shirley was preceded in death by three brothers: Ed, Bob and Marvin Gass and three sisters: Pauline Shearer, Doris Roberts and Marge Smith.

Graveside memorial services and burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, October 10, at Little Mount Baptist Cemetery on Diamond Trail Road near Montezuma. Family and friends may gather at the cemetery.
Visitation will begin at 11 a.m., Wednesday, at Garland-Van Arkel-Langkamp Funeral Chapel; the family will be present from 5-7 p.m. to greet visitors.
Memorials may be made in her name to the family or to Stephen Memorial Animal Shelter.