Jo Ann was descended on her father's side from Christian missionaries who immigrated to Galveston, TX from Württemberg Germany. They founded several churches in Texas and in Kansas. Her mother's side originally hailed from Scotland and lived in Pontusec, IL where they worked in a factory producing buttons from oyster shells. Her father was a master Mechanic overseeing the Kansas City US Postal Service fleet of mail delivery vehicles. Her mother was an efficiency expert in a garment factory. Jo Ann was a loving Daughter, Wife, Mother, Aunt and Friend. She gave her time and talents to charities and organizations she cared about including Shriners Hospital for Children. Jo Ann was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed making quilted blankets. Jo Ann was very creative in cooking as well as arts and crafts. She was an amazing problem solver. Jo Ann enjoyed politics and personally witnessed many notable historical events throughout her life. In her career, Jo Ann's first job was at Willie's Jeep as a secretary. She learned to type 100 words per minute in High School and could take dictation in shorthand. Jo Ann had beautiful penmanship and her handwriting in cursive will be remembered by everyone who saw it. She served as Vice President of Northwest Park subdivision and worked in Customer Service at Wells Fargo Bank, Champions location for 16 years.
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Jo Ann was descended on her father's side from Christian missionaries who immigrated to Galveston, TX from Württemberg Germany. They founded several churches in Texas and in Kansas. Her mother's side originally hailed from Scotland and lived in Pontusec, IL where they worked in a factory producing buttons from oyster shells. Her father was a master Mechanic overseeing the Kansas City US Postal Service fleet of mail delivery vehicles. Her mother was an efficiency expert in a garment factory. Jo Ann was a loving Daughter, Wife, Mother, Aunt and Friend. She gave her time and talents to charities and organizations she cared about including Shriners Hospital for Children. Jo Ann was an excellent seamstress and enjoyed making quilted blankets. Jo Ann was very creative in cooking as well as arts and crafts. She was an amazing problem solver. Jo Ann enjoyed politics and personally witnessed many notable historical events throughout her life. In her career, Jo Ann's first job was at Willie's Jeep as a secretary. She learned to type 100 words per minute in High School and could take dictation in shorthand. Jo Ann had beautiful penmanship and her handwriting in cursive will be remembered by everyone who saw it. She served as Vice President of Northwest Park subdivision and worked in Customer Service at Wells Fargo Bank, Champions location for 16 years.
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