Gary Heincy, 77, passed away Sunday, October 7, 2018, surrounded by his loving family at home. Burial will take place at a later time at Oakland Cemetery in Clinton, IA. Memorials may be made to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa.
Gary was born March 19, 1941, in Edina, Missouri, to Lloyd and Edith (Klocke) Heincy. He graduated from Burlington High School in 1959 and received his Associates Degree from AIB in Des Moines, Iowa. Gary enlisted in the United States Air Force in June 1959, serving during the Vietnam War, and was honorably discharged in August of 1972. Gary was united in marriage to Ada Wyatt on February 11, 1982 in Ankeny, Iowa.
Gary was retired from the NAPA Distribution Center. In his free time, he loved golfing, reading, listening to music and most importantly, spending time with his family.
Gary is survived by his wife, Ada Heincy; children: Cathy Noblet, Gary Heincy Jr., Scott Heincy, Michelle Jones, Beth Thalacker, Debra Gross and Sean Carter; twenty-two grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, and his brother, Don Heincy. He is preceded in death by his parents, Lloyd and Edith Heincy and a sister, Betty.