Schwery, JoAnn Catherine (1939 – 2012)

SCHWERY, CARMODY, KELLEY, BUCKMAN, BENNING, LUJAN, BULLARD, NEWLAND

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 9/7/2013 at 18:58:09

Name of deceased: JoAnn Catherine Schwery (nee Newland)

Aged: 73 yrs, 11 mo, 20 days

Residence: Panama, IA

Born: Jan. 2, 1939, Pine Ridge, SD

Died: Dec. 22, 2012; Panama, IA

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Thursday, Dec. 27, 2012, St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church, Panama, IA; Rev. John Dorton officiated. Burial was at the Washington Township Cemetery, Panama, IA.

Survived by: husband of 52 years, Richard Schwery of Panama, IA; children, Michele Schwery of Neola, IA, Leo Schwery (spouse, Jan) of Earling, IA, Mary Schwery of Omaha, NE, Louie Schwery (spouse, Tina) of Woodbine, IA, Lynn Schwery of Council Bluffs, IA, Terry Schwery of Panama, IA, Clifford Schwery (spouse, Vicki) of Voluntown, CT, Connie Carmody of Panama, IA, Marty Schwery (fiancé, Renee) of Panama, IA; daughter, Christel (spouse, Greg) Kelley of Woodbine, IA; 22 grandchildren; sisters, Betty (spouse, George) Ruckman of Compton, AR, Abbie Benning of Neola, IA, and Colleen Lujan of The Colony, TX; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Marvin and Mary (nee Bullard) Newland; brother, Lee Newland; son-in-law, Jon Carmody

Education: After the war, they moved to Neola, IA where JoAnn graduated from St. Joseph’s Catholic School, Class of 1957

Religious affiliation: member of St. Mary’s Parish for 52 years

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Richard Schwery; April 23, 1960; St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Neola, IA

Employment: The family lived on a farm west of Panama until 1973. At that time, they remodeled a farmhouse and moved it to a farm north of Panama. JoAnn stayed busy raising the children and keeping up with all of their activities.

Hobbies/Interests: She was a 4–H leader, an advocate for the Red Cloud Indian School in Pine Ridge, SD, was an active Red Cross volunteer, and was a member of the Catholic Daughters of Earling (IA).

Sources: pauleyjones.com