MARSH, Joanne Catherine 1941-1999

MARSH, DANTONIO, HUFRICHTER, HEMANN, FANELLA

Posted By: Jeannine Peterson (email)
Date: 4/5/2012 at 13:54:51

Funeral services were held for Joanne Catherine Marsh, 58, of 502 N. Bluff, Greene, at the Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Grafton with the Rev. Gene Burry and the Rev. Wayne Ellingson officiating. Burial was in the Grafton Cemetery.

Joanne Catherine D'Antonio was born June 8, 1941, in San Francisco, CA, the daughter of John and Lillian (Hufrichter) D'Antonio, and died Tuesday, July 6, 1999, at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City.

She received her education at the Immaculate Conception Academy for Girls in San Francisco, from which she graduated in 1959.

Joanne met Bruce M. Marsh in May of 1960, while he was serving in the U.S. Navy. They were married June 16, 1962, in Millbrae, CA. To this union were born two sons and one daughter.

They moved to the Worth County area in 1971, and to Grafton in 1974, where they owned The Gobbler's Roost and Marsh Insurance Agency. Joanne was a great cook, serving Italian dishes, and continued to work as a cook at the restaurant until her health limited her. While in Grafton, she and Bruce were active members of Emmanuel Lutheran Church. She belonged to Minerva's Club and Coffee Club.

The couple moved back to Greene in 1992 and made their home at 502 N. Bluff. They became active members of the United Methodist Church. They reaffirmed their faith in Christ as their Savior on January 7, 1996. She took part in the United Methodist Women, Bible Fellowship, the Woman's Club of Greene and the American Legion Auxiliary. She loved bingo and had a special friend in her Aunt Ruth.

Joanne underwent a heart transplant on November 18, 1997 and spent the next year and a half being cared for at home, in the hospital, and in nursing homes, due to various complications.

She loved her family. To them she was their strength and was always there for them. She was a great cook and a great lady. She loved angels and with her wings, she is now serving the Lord in Heaven.

Living family members include her husband, Bruce, who has been blessed being part of her life the past 37 years; two sons, Steve Marsh, Grafton and Darren (Lori) Marsh, Grafton; one daughter, Kelli (Mike) Hemann, Stacyville; four grandchildren, Aubrey Marsh, Abbie and Cody Marsh, and Samantha Hemann; her sister, Georgene (Bob) Fanella, Boulder Creek, CA, and one brother, Kenneth D'Antonio, Millbrae, CA.

Joanne was preceded in death by her parents.

Mason City Globe Gazette July 1999