ROCKTON – Janet Louise Carlock Heintz, 73, of Rockton, died at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012, at her home after a lengthy illness.

She was born April 27, 1939, in Chicago, to Woodrow and Vina (Davis) Carlock and was raised in the Sterling/Rock Falls area. She married William Heintz on June 23, 1963, in Rockford. She was the owner of Ye Olde Pub in Rockton for 21 years, where she made a lot of special friends.

She is survived by her husband, William, of Rockton; children, Shelly (Darren) Gaudette of Rockton, Cindy Cady of Sycamore, and William Heintz of Roscoe; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sisters, Donna Portner and Alice (Alfred) Anderson; brother, Frederick (Linda) Rogalski; special cousins, Sherrie (Bill) Lux and Cliff Davis; many nieces and nephews; and a very special friend, Jessie Wedwick, and her family, who helped Janet through her last illness.