JoAnn F. Sander's Obituary
JoAnn F. Sander, 72 of Columbia, IL passed away on November 19, 2024 at Nazareth Living Center, St. Louis, MO. She was born December 17, 1951 in Belleville, IL.
JoAnn was a retired federal employee. After graduation from SIUE she began her career teaching at the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota before moving on to Bunker Hill High School in Bunker Hill IL.
She was a life-long member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Columbia and volunteer there. She was also a member of American Legion Post 581 Auxiliary, Columbia Historical Society and City of Columbia Historical Commission. JoAnn was a diehard St. Louis Cardinal fan as well as a world traveler. “Aunt Jo” loved spending time with her nieces and nephew as well as her great nieces and nephews.
Surviving are her brother, Joe (Debbie) Sander, her sister, Mary (Michael) Horn and her brother, Mike (Betsy) Sander, her nieces & nephews, Jessica (Dan) Strabley, Jon (Amanda) Sander, Katherine (Jon) Collum and Leah (Jacob) Latham, 5 great nieces and 2 great nephews, along with other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, William J. and Viola K., nee Hankammer, Sander and her step-mother, Marge Sander.
Visitation will be held on Friday, November 22, 2024, 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm, at Leesman Funeral Home in Columbia, IL, and on Saturday, November 23, 2024, from 9:00 am - 10:00 am, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Columbia, IL. Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday November 23, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with Monsignor Carl Scherrer and Fr. Steve Thoma, C.R., officiating. Interment will follow in the Immaculate Conception Cemetery in Columbia, Illinois.
In lieu of customary remembrances, the family requests with gratitude that memorial contributions be directed to Immaculate Conception School Endowment Fund. For more information, please access our website, www.leesmanfuneralhome.com. Arrangements were handled by Leesman Funeral Home.
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