Barbara Heina, president of Cobblestone Ovens, an Illinois-based service agent, passed away on August 31.

Barbara Heina’s father-in-law Karl Heina founded the company in 1980 and she joined the firm in 1982 as a bookkeeper and scheduler. In 1999 Barbara and her husband Ed bought the company and she became president and co-owner.

She is survived by her husband Ed and son, Chris, who has been with the company since 2002 and will become president of Cobblestone Ovens.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to support the Cancer Clinical Research Fund at Rush University Medical Center.