G. JoAnne Neuzil

NEUZIL, BARRY, COX, HURLEY, PIPER, ROCKAFELLOW, SCHOTT, KEITH, YOUNG, SCHULTZ, VEST, HAMILTON

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 2/27/2012 at 13:28:53

G. JoAnne Neuzil, 75, of Iowa City, died Thursday surrounded by her family at UIHC following a brief illness.

Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10am Saturday, February 25, 2012 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hills with Rev. Lou Leonhardt officiating. Burial will be at St. Stanislaus Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 4- 7pm at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City, where the rosary will be recited at 7:00pm. Friends may also call after 9am Saturday at the Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Elder Services or to Iowa City Hospice.

JoAnne was born July 16, 1936 in Iowa City, the daughter of James and Catherine Barry Cox. On August 1, 1953 JoAnne married Paul Neuzil at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Iowa City.

JoAnne and Paul farmed near Riverside and Hills most of their lives. In 2004 they moved to Emerson Point in Iowa City.

JoAnne was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church and the Johnson County Democrats.
The family extends their appreciation to Dr. Ann Broderick and the staff in the respiratory therapy unit at UIHC for the care they provided.

JoAnne is survived by her nine children and 25 grandchildren, Harold of Oxford and his children Harold “Bo” (Roly) and Sarah; Carl (Darci) of Dallas, TX and their children Nicole, Carley, Kelsey and Keaton; James of Mechanicsville and his children Melanie, Sherry, Jeremy (Allison), Josie and Dillon (Pam); Catherine (Dennis) Hurley of Stillwater, MN and their children Shea (Christopher) and Neil (Amy); Christopher John of Iowa City and his children Molly, Jacob, Justin and Elley; Paula (Gary) Piper of Iowa City and their children Erin and Jennifer (Jason); Amie (William) Rockafellow of Iowa City and their children Myrissa (Jeff), Weston (Jessica) and Myleena (Brock); Edward (Susanne) of Riverside and their daughter Sydney; and Leo Anthony “Tony” of Iowa City and his daughter Paige; 22 great grandchildren; three sisters, Margaret Schott of West Branch, Colleen Keith of Iowa City and Emilie Young of Oxford.

JoAnne was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Paul in 2009, infant daughter Mary Jo, brothers, Richard and Joseph and sisters Dorothy Schultz,Mary Vest and Maureen Hamilton.