Jo Anne B. Wand

Jo Anne B. Wand, age 69 of Elizabeth, Illinois, died Monday, March 5, 2007 at the Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa. Cremation rites will be accorded and a private family memorial service will be held at later date. Jo Anne was born on April 27, 1937 in Savanna, Illinois, the daughter of John E. and Leona P. (Phialmlee) Mason. She married Wayne J. Wand on July 25, 1959 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Elizabeth. Jo Anne was a graduate of Hanover High School class of 1955. She was a homemaker who loved to spend time with her family and farmed with her husband in Derinda Township for many years. Jo Anne also worked for Timber Ridge Gardens and Jewell's Prairie Nursery in Elizabeth. She served as Secretary for the River Ridge School Board for twelve years. She was also active in the Elizabeth Historical Society and was a member of the Elizabeth Community Fair Board. Jo Anne loved flowers, especially her hostas and perennial flowers. She also enjoyed collecting Antiques and hunting for morel mushrooms.
Jo Anne will be deeply missed by her husband, Wayne; one son Bret (fiancé Heidi Gernsbeck) Wand of Chicago, Illinois; six daughters, Brenda (Kevin) Ertmer of Elizabeth, Sheila (Steve) Ertmer of Elizabeth, Dena (Bill) Boehm of Elizabeth, Lisa Wand of Madison, Wisconsin, Tonya (Tim) Ertmer of Elizabeth and Trisha (Mark) Manns of Bakersfield, California; one bother, Victor Mason of Hanover, Illinois; twelve grandchildren, Breanne and Brennan Ertmer, Alex, Andrew and Austin Ertmer, Daisha, Danica and Danesa Boehm and Tresa, Tori, Trey and Taegen Ertmer.
Jo Anne was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Jack.