JoAnn Edwards

JoAnn Faye Edwards, 79, DePere, formerly of Townsend, WI, passed away on December 6th, 2019. She was born in Abrams, WI on June 16, 1940 to the late Edward and Myrtle (Wolfgram) Dumas. JoAnn was a loving and adored wife, loved mother and a cherished "Nana." Survivors include her children, Dale (John) Hochevar, Ken (Jane) Edwards Jr., Todd (Karen) Borman, Lisa Chopin, John (Beth) Edwards, Barbara Edwards, and Julie (Steve) Delebreau; her grandchildren, John Kenneth (Lisa), Erica, Jesse, Lindsay, Jesse (Brittany), Hanna, Melissa (Mike), Brittany, Katelyn (fiance Kyle), Carla, Jennifer, Samuel (fiance Megan), Trent, and Dylan, as well as thirteen great-grandchildren, her surviving 8 siblings and their spouses; Shirley Blum, Rita (Russell) McMonagle, Beverly Berken, Jack (Jean) Dumas, Patricia (Sylvester) Calaway, Richard (Marion) Dumas, Gary (Yolanda) Dumas and Judy (James) Dumas; sister-in-law, Gloria Dumas; brother-in-law, Joseph Secor and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her spouse, Kenneth Edwards; her parents, sisters Virginia Kirchner, Myrtle Collins and Marlene Secor, brothers Henry “Bud” and James, sister-in-law, Audrey Dumas; brothers-in-law Harold Collins, Roger Blum, Kenneth Kirchner, Robert Berken and Gary (Doris) Edwards along with grandson Joshua Carver. Family and friends may call at Ryan Funeral Home, 305 N. Tenth Street, De Pere, on Tuesday, December 10th beginning at 4:00 PM. A Prayer Service will be held at 6:00 PM. In lieu of flowers, memorials can be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Special thanks to the staff at Sage Meadow De Pere Assisted Living, Heartland Hospice and Tracy for their tender care.