JoAnn M. Krainz's Obituary
JoAnn M. Krainz, 85, of Camanche passed away Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at MercyOne – Clinton.
Funeral Services will be 11:00 am Friday, September 6, 2019 at the Camanche Chapel Snell-Zornig Funeral Homes and Crematory. She will be buried in Clinton Lawn Cemetery with her husband at a later date. Visitation will be from 10:00 am until the service hour at the funeral home. Online condolences may be expressed by visiting her obituary at www.snellzornig.com.
Mary JoAnn Carlton was born March 16, 1934 in Pittsburg, Kansas, the daughter of Harold and Margaret (Switzer) Carlton. She was a 1952 graduate of Frontenac High School in Kansas. She married Joseph Krainz on October 4, 1952 in Pittsburg, Kansas.
JoAnn worked as a welder for Warren’s and later for Central Steel. She enjoyed spending time with her family and traveling with her husband.
JoAnn is survived by her husband Joe of Camanche; two sons: Wayne (Sheila) Krainz of Camanche and Keith (Kim) Krainz of Camanche; two grandchildren: Shannon (Derrick) Barry of Bettendorf and Stacy (Jason) Paulsen of Cedar Falls, Iowa; seven great grandchildren: Madelynn, Kambrynn, Casey, Ryan, Trevor, Ethan and Chase; four great great grandchildren; two sisters: Judy (Richard) Cronister of Topeka, Kansas and Teresa (Larry) Bruffy of Joplin, Missouri; sister-in-law: Janice Cook of Camanche; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one infant sister, sister Margaret and two brothers David and Tex.
Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
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