Joanne Marie Tracy

Joanne M. Tracy, 76, of Maquoketa, Iowa, died suddenly on Thursday, January 3, 2013, at the Jackson County Regional Health Center in Maquoketa, Iowa. A celebration of Joanne's life will be held at 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, January 8, 2013, from the Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 P.M. on Monday, January 7, 2013 from the Carson Celebration of Life Center in Maquoketa. Burial will be at the Evergreen Cemetery, Delmar, Iowa. Joanne Marie Lohmeier was born on June 21, 1936 in Delmar, Iowa, to Frank and Helen (Sleeper) Lohmeier. Her early years were spent in Delmar and she moved to Maquoketa in 1945 where she attended and graduated from Maquoketa High School in 1953. She married Dylon Tracy on July 4, 1953 in Maquoketa, Iowa. Joanne was a homemaker and had worked for Russell Bros. Grocery Store and Theisen's in Maquoketa for several years. Joanne was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Maquoketa and the Pythian Sisters. She enjoyed sewing and doing hand crafts and was known by her family for her cooking and canning. Those left to honor Joanne's memory include her husband, Dylon Tracy of Maquoketa, IA; children, Deanna More...[more]

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d of Davenport, IA; and David (Cathy) Tracy of Willow, AK; 3 grandchildren, Christina (Joel) Dill of Albuquerque, NM, Joshua (Casie) Morehead of Davenport, IA, and Kyle (Stephanie) Morehead of Davenport, IA; and 1 great-granddaughter, Megan Morehead. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Robert. In lieu of other expressions of sympathy, memorials may be made to the Maquoketa Rescue Squad or the Jackson County Regional Health Center Ambulance Crew. Online condolences may be left at www.CarsonAndSon.com.