DIXON – Helen Pauline Joynt, 87, of Dixon, died Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at KSB Hospital in Dixon.

Helen was born April 9, 1925, in Lee Center Township, the daughter of George W. and Mary Jane “Jinny” (Mattress) Freadhoff. She married Orville L. Joynt on June 30, 1954, in Morrison. He preceded her in death on Oct. 20, 1976. Helen was a member of the Rock River Grange.

Survivors include one son, Eugene A. (fiancée Diane O’Keefe) Joynt; one granddaughter, Jordan D. Joynt; one step-grandson, Randy Moore Jr., all of Yorkville; one sister, Eva Heinka of Naperville; one brother-in-law, Lester (Helen) Joynt of Dixon; and numerous nieces and nephews.