JoAnn (Salamone) Masterson (1942-2017)
MASTERSON, SALAMONE, MCGIVERIN, GAMMEL
Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 2/4/2017 at 10:31:23
Obituary From Adams Soderstrum Funeral Home, Story County, Iowa.
JoAnn Masterson was born in Buffalo, New York on Nov. 18, 1942 to her parents, Frank and Anne Salamone. She grew up in Buffalo and continued to live there for some years before later living in Washington, DC. She later moved to Ames, Iowa where she lived for 25 years until moving to the Des Moines area in 2011. While living in Ames, she earned both Bachelors and Masters degrees in Sociology and worked at the Brunier Museum, as well as for the city of Ames. After completing her education, she had a long, enjoyable and fulfilling career as a social worker and therapist, including working at LSI in Ames, and for many years at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.
JoAnn was a longtime member of the UUFA church in Ames, as well as Ames Kiwanis, and a lover of both visual art and all of the performing arts. She married her husband Tom McGiverin, on Sept. 18, 1999. Together they enjoyed dancing, attending concerts and live theater, as well as going out to sing karaoke at bars. JoAnn retained her sense of humor and enjoyment of the company of friends all throughout her years of suffering from dementia.
JoAnn died at 74 years of age on Jan. 6, 2017 at Trinity Center in Des Moines from Primary Progressive Apraxia (a rare form of dementia).
She is survived by her husband, Tom McGiverin of Ankeny; sister, Margaret Salamone of Buffalo, NY; niece, Katrina Gammel of Ackworth Georgia; nephew, Michael of Charlotte, NC; and sister-in-law, Joan Salamone of Fort Pierce, FL; along with her longtime friends, Christine Wagstaff of Ormond Beach, FL, Kay Tierney of Ames and Val Shedd of Roland.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her brothers, Michael and Leonard Salamone.
In lieu of flowers, her husband asks that memorial donations be directed to HCI Care Service in Des Moines or to a charity of your choice.
Memorial Service
Saturday 4 Feb 10:00 AM
Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames
1015 N. Hyland Avenue
Ames, Iowa 50014
A light lunch will follow.
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