Steinbrenner’s wife dies at 83

Joan Steinbrenner, the wife of late New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner, died Friday. She was 83. The Yankees said she died surrounded by family at her home in Florida. Joan Steinbrenner held the title of Yankees vice-chair. Elizabeth Joan (pronounced Jo-Ann) Zieg was born in Mount Vernon, Ohio and she received a degree in dental hygiene from Ohio State. In 1956, she married George Steinbrenner, who died in 2010. She’s survived by sons Hank and Hal, daughters Jessica Steinbrenner and Jennifer Steinbrenner-Swindal, 14 grandchildren and three great grandchildren.