Joanne Heffern, 86, of Cedar Rapids passed away Thursday, July 8, 2021 at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids. Funeral Mass was held Tuesday, July 13 at St. Matthew Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids with Father Douglas Loecke officiating. Burial followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Waukon.
Please find the funeral service livestream link on Joan’s Tribute Wall and share your support and memories with her family at www.stewartbaxter.com under Obituaries.
Survivors include her children, Michael (Allison) Heffern, Debbie Ernst (Tom Heifner) and Denise (Lee) Votroubek, all of Cedar Rapids, and Kelly (Matthew) Peters of Plano, TX; seven grandchildren, Stacy Ernst, Lance (Maggie) Votroubek, Sarah (James) Ernst Ware, Kyle (Laura) Votroubek, Graham (Soumya) Heffern, Nathan (Beth) Votroubek and Anna Heffern; and nine great-grandchildren.