time she graduated from college until the birth of their first child. Nursing provided her with life-long opportunities. Once her children entered high school she returned to the workforce to share her experience as a teacher, and then director of the J Everett Light Career Center LPN program. The LPN program allowed her to return to the Maternity Wards on a regular basis which was, for her, the highlight of each school semester. After retiring from J Everett Light she continued to volunteer her time with the St Vincent Guild and as a counselor in the St Vincent Intensive Care wards. Family and friends will gather Thursday August 9th from 4:00 to 8:00pm in Leppert Mortuary Nora Chapel, and funeral services will be held on Friday 11am in Northminster Presbyterian Church. You are invited to visit www.leppertmortuary.com where you may share a personal memory of Joanne or arrange a memorial gift to Northminster Presbyterian Church or the St. Vincent Hospital Guild.