HICKSVILLE, OHIO
Joanne R. Wendt, 76, died Saturday, August 3, 2013 at Hickory Creek at Hicksville, Hicksville, Ohio.
She was born on November 20, 1936 in Defiance, Ohio, the daughter of the late Calvin and Ethel (Leever) Shreve.
Joanne was a 1954 graduate of Ayersville High School.
On October 21, 1956, she was united in marriage with Ervin Wendt and he preceded her in death on September 5, 2011.
Joanne was a nurse’s aide at Fountain Manor nursing home for 32 years, retiring in 1998.
She had also been employed by GC Murphy and Bud’s Hamburger Shop, both in Defiance, Ohio.
She is a member of the Nazarene Church, Hicksville, where she was on the church board and a Sunday school teacher.
Surviving Joanne are three daughters-Cindy (Norm) Schlosser, Nancy Wendt, all of Hicksville; Jeannie (Steve) Laney of Bryan, Ohio; two sons-Roy of Cecil, Ohio, Randol of Antwerp, Ohio; (17) grandchildren; (14) great grandchildren; four step grandchildren; eight step great grandchildren; four step great great grandchildren; siblings- Ethel Jones of Paulding, Janice Epplemann, Ellen Leeper both of Hicksville, and David Shreve of Oregon.
She was also preceded in death by two siblings- Ted Shreve and Loretta Epplemann.
Services for Joanne will be Thursday at 1:00 at Smith & Brown Funeral Home, Hicksville. Pastor Bob Knapp will officiate. Visitation will be Wednesday from 2:00 to 7:00 and one hour prior to the service.
Burial will be in Riverview Memory Gardens, Defiance, Ohio.
Preferred memorials may be made In Memory Of Joanne, c/o Cindy Schlosser or Jeannie Laney.
Online condolences may be shared at www.smithbrownfuneralhome.com.
