A Mass of Christian Burial for JoAnne Marcella Heidebrink, age 76, of Slayton, MN will be held at St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Slayton, MN on Friday, February 8, 2019, at 10:30 a.m. with Fr. Thien Nguyen officiating. Visitation will be on Thursday, February 7, 2019, at St. Ann’s Church from 5-7 p.m. and also one hour prior to the services at the church on Friday. The organist will be Judy Andrews and the song leader is Sheila Crowley. The pallbearers are her grandchildren. Interment will be in St. Ann’s Cemetery in Slayton. Jo passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2019, at the Murray County Medical Center in Slayton.
JoAnne was born on May 5, 1942, in Adrian, MN to Frank and Alberta (Lenz) Banck. She grew up in Adrian and graduated in 1960 from St. Adrian High School. Jo then attended Nettleton Business College in Sioux Falls graduating in 1962. On June 8, 1963 she and Ronald Heidebrink were married at St. Adrian Catholic Church. Following their marriage, they made their home in Sioux Falls, SD until 1969 when they moved to Worthington, MN. In 1974 they moved to Pipestone, MN for one year before moving to a home on Lake Shetek. In 1989 they moved to Slayton. Jo worked as a Legal Secretary for Roy Reitz and later for Merlyn Anderson. She retired in 2014. She was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in Slayton. In her younger days, Jo enjoyed attending her children’s sporting events, playing piano and playing Bridge. Later in life, she enjoyed spending time with family, cooking Ron supper, watching her soap operas and westerns like Gunsmoke and doing crossword puzzles.
Survivors include her husband, Ron Heidebrink of Slayton, MN, four children, Mark Heidebrink and his wife, Staci of Rice, MN; Shari Flack and her husband, Greg of Slayton, MN; Steve Heidebrink of Chaska, MN; and Jon Heidebrink of Slayton, MN; seven grandchildren, Ashley Prelvitz and her husband, John; Jacob Heidebrink and his wife, Kari; Brittany Muecke; Garrett Muecke; Amanda Muecke; Nicole Flack; Tyler Flack and Connor Flack, four great-grandchildren, Bryden, Beckett, Sylvie, and Sully Prelvit; two sisters and their spouses, Mary and Henry Schutz of New Prague, MN, and Lory and Roger Harsh of Arvada, CO.
She is preceded in death by her parents and one sister, Maggie Howell.
Totzke Funeral Home of Slayton is entrusted with arrangements.
