Libby I Heintz

The Circle of Life for Libby I. Wittner Heintz ended on April 19th, 2025.

Libby was born in Miami Florida on October 10th, 1946, to late Richard T. and Selma Krieger Wittner. 

Libby spent her formative years in Mount Vernon New York attending the Traphagen School where she developed the skill of having enduring lifelong friends and graduated with the class of 1964 from Mount Vernon High School.

She met the love of her life Stephen A. Heintz of New Rochelle NY on July 23rd, 1964, and ultimately shared her life with him in marriage for 58 years. Libby and Steve moved to several communities in Connecticut and ultimately settling on a quiet cul-de-sac in Guilford Connecticut for 47 years. Libby and Steve raised 2 sons, Stephen a resident of Tokyo Japan and Jason who is married to Joy Diglio of North Haven Connecticut and a resided of “The Villages” in Florida.

In November of 2023, Libby and Steve relocated to Ocala Florida but she continued to maintain her love, friendship with all of her childhood and Guilford Friends. Libby enjoyed a very rewarding and satisfying career in the Guilford Connecticut school system as a paraprofessional in support of the learning-disabled children of the community. In expressing her joy of the experience, she always felt very satisfied at the end each of the 25years in that role and in later years when meeting the children in and about the town of Guilford. 

For many years on the cul-de-sac in Guilford, Libby enjoyed and cherished the role of “Bubbie’ to all the neighborhood young adults and their children. She made it her priority to ensure that she and Steve celebrated with them each their young life milestones, anniversaries, birthdays, Bat Mitzvah, elementary, middle school and high school and sporting events and just the simple events of having a snack on the deck. 

In 2012, she and Steve became snowbirds to Ocala where she enjoyed the activities of the Appleton Museum and the Ocala Civic Theater never missing and important event of show and began the process of making new friends.

Memorial contributions can be made in her honor to the Appleton Museum 4333 E Silver Springs Blvd, Ocala, FL 34470.

A celebration of life Memorial event will be held at the: Appleton Museum officiated by Rabbi Erin Boxt on June 1st, 2025, at 2:00 pm. The event will be live streamed and can be watch at; https://client.tribucast.com/tcid/f25051447196984