Evansville, IN- Mary Jane Vogel Heller, 82, of Evansville, Indiana passed away on Thursday, October 6, 2022 at The Timbers in Jasper, with her stepson, Charlie and his wife, Judy by her side.
Janie was born on August 17, 1940 in Milford, Nebraska to the late Albert and Adelaide (Flatemersch) Vogel.
While still a baby, she moved to Rockport, Indiana with her family. She graduated from Rockport High School in 1958. Her first job was working at the Rockport Democrat newspaper. Later, she moved to Evansville and worked for Universal Furniture as their CFO.
On November 22, 1992, she married Leroy Heller. They celebrated 29 years of wedded bliss until his passing on April 8, 2022. Together, they created their own business of selling a variety of Amish-made food items at several locations in Southern Indiana and Western Kentucky. Janie loved traveling, especially with her best travel buddy, Leroy, and many of their Amish friends. She had visited 47 of the continental United States.
In addition to her parents and husband, Leroy, Janie is preceded in death by her brothers Bob, Bill, Larry and Dean Vogel, and her sister, Bettye Sanders.
Janie is survived by her stepchildren, Charlie (Judy) Heller, Kevin (Carrie) Heller, Leanne (Kevin) Purdy, and Susie (Les) Graber; 15 step grandchildren; her nieces and nephew, Peggy (Randy) Loftus, Bobbie (Bill) Wood, Kathy (Wes) Tindal, Jeff (Karen) Vogel, Jenny (Kyle) Wilkerson, and Billie Sue Vogel.
A graveside service will be held at 2 P.M. C.S.T. Sunday, October 23, 2022 at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ Cemetery in Lamar, Indiana.
Boultinghouse Funeral Home in Rockport, Indiana has been entrusted with care.
Memorial gifts may be made to organizations or charities of the donor’s choice.
