▁cancer ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Following ▁surg ery , ▁test ▁showed ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁spread ▁to ▁other ▁org ans . ▁A ▁year ▁later , ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁her ▁home ▁of ▁Sem in ole , ▁Florida ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 3 . ▁ ▁Statistics ▁P itch ing ▁ ▁Batt ing ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Category : All - American ▁Girls ▁Professional ▁Baseball ▁League ▁players ▁Category : Base ball ▁players ▁from ▁Michigan ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Detroit ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sem in ole , ▁Florida ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁Polish - J ew ish ▁descent ▁Category : De ath s ▁from ▁cancer ▁in ▁Florida ▁Category : 1 9 2 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 9 5 ▁death s ▁Category : American ▁people ▁of ▁Polish ▁descent ▁Category : J ew ish ▁American ▁sports people <0x0A> </s> ▁Johannes ▁" M ack y " ▁Stein hoff ▁( 1 5 ▁September ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁– ▁ 2 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 4 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Luft wa ffe ▁f ighter ▁ace ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁German ▁general , ▁and ▁NAT O ▁official . ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁very ▁few ▁Luft wa ffe ▁pil ots ▁who ▁surv ived ▁to ▁fly ▁operation ally ▁through ▁the ▁whole ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁period ▁ 1 9 3 9 – 4 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁highest - sc oring ▁pil ots ▁with ▁ 1 7 6 ▁vict ories , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first