Joanna C. Stamper

Joanna was from a small town outside Pittsburgh. She married Phil in 1959. They moved to Cincinnati and raised their two daughters in Reading, OH. In 1987 they moved to Mason OH to enjoy a little “country” life. Phil passed away in 2003 but remained the love of her life. Joanna touched many people’s lives working as a hairdresser and then in the Lakota schools cafeterias. Many kids, even after they were grown, would say hello to Mom and say that she was always their favorite lunch lady. Joanna was a devout Catholic and enjoyed attending and volunteering at church activities especially while Debbie was a Youth Minister. She also loved music and dancing (tap and jitterbug), cooking, baking, gardening, animals, taking care of her pony, and in her later years shopping and going out to eat. We know that Mom is happy now to be herself again, to be with Dad, her parents, her Baba, and all her loved ones who have gone before her.

 

To remember Joanna, plant some flower bulbs or a rose bush in your yard or garden.