JoAnn Hochstetler, 69, of Sugarcreek passed away on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at the Cleveland Clinic Main Campus following a period of declining health.
Born in Wooster on September 28, 1954, she was the daughter of the late Eli N. and Lucinda (Troyer) Yoder. She married her husband Harvey Hochstetler, Jr. on December 29, 1972. He survives.
JoAnn worked at Genie Overhead Door in Baltic, Elasto-Tec in Walnut Creek, and as a caregiver at Ember Complete Care in Uhrichsville. JoAnn enjoyed cooking, playing cards, painting ceramics, and games; but mostly enjoyed time with her grandchildren.
In addition to her husband Harvey, she is survived by her children Victoria “Vicki” (John Eckstein, Jr.) Sunderman of Dennison, Lucinda “Cindi” (Jon) Forrest of New Philadelphia, Kerry (Larry, III) Flinner of Sugarcreek; grandchildren Joanna, Vince, Rick Sunderman, Alysha, Francheska, Kristofer Forrest, and Kadence Hochstetler; great grandchildren Braxton Sunderman and Graham Sunderman; sisters Esther (Jake) Hershberger of Navarre, Edna Stutzman of Berlin, Mary Jane Troyer of Lynchburg, Virginia; sisters-in-law Elva Sommers, Malinda Kurtz, Mabel Sommers, Jemima Detweiler, Lydia Ann Miller, Barbara Oswald, and Kathy Hochstetler; and numerous nieces and nephews.
JoAnn is preceded in death by her parents, brother Raymond Yoder, and brothers-in-law Roman Stutzman and John Troyer.
Services for JoAnn will be held on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at 2:00 pm at the Smith-Varns Funeral Home in Sugarcreek. Burial will follow at Union Hill Cemetery in Sugarcreek. Friends may call at the funeral home on Saturday, April 6, 2024, from 4 – 6 pm.
Smith-Varns Funeral Home
330-852-2141
www.smithfuneralhomesugarcreek.com
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