Jo Ann Rose Gehl

Female 1935 - 2015  (80 years)


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  • Name Jo Ann Rose Gehl 
    Born 04 Apr 1935  Town of Woodville, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Graduation 1952  Kaukauna High School Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 23 Aug 2015 
    Buried St Patrick Cemetery, Askeaton, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I180088  Little Chute Genealogy
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2019 

    Father Joseph Peter Gehl,   b. 18 Apr 1907, Hilbert, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Feb 2000, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Emily Mary Jacobs,   b. 27 Apr 1908, Town of Woodville, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 02 Aug 1994, Chilton, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Married 01 Oct 1929  St John, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F35524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 James Richard Wall,   b. 18 Feb 1925, Maple Grove, Manitowoc Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1993, Hollandtown, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 27 Apr 1968  Hollandtown, Brown Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. James Richard Wall
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F72447  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Ralph Verbockel,   b. 22 Nov 1934, Dundas, Calumet Co, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Feb 2019, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
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    Children 
     1. Janice A Verbockel
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2022 
    Family ID F77916  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Notes 
    • Jo Ann Rose Wall, 80, formerly of Askeaton, died after a year-long struggle with brain cancer on Sunday, August 23. She was born on April 4, 1935, in the Town of Woodville in Calumet County, the daughter of Joe and Emily (Jacobs) Gehl. She graduated from Hollandtown Grade School, Kaukauna High School, and Chicago's St. Vincent School of Nursing. She then worked as a child nurse for a decade. She married JimWall on April 27, 1968. She was a loving wife and mother, an avid reader, and a world traveler. She enjoyed genealogy and wrote extensive histories of three branches of her and her husband's families.

      She is survived by her son Jamie Wall, four siblings Dolores Farrell, Charles (Betty) Gehl, Jerry (Mary Ann) Gehl, and Eugene (Jo) Gehl, three of her husband's siblings Mary "Bret" Denzel, Jerry (Donna) Wall, and Roselyn (Joe) Gilsdorf, sister-in-law Marie Wall, many nieces and nephews, including Peggy Currey and Lori Gehl, and many dear friends.

      She was preceded in death by her husband Jim on September 28, 1993. her parents, three of her husband's siblings, Gene (Evelyn) Wall, Kay (Florian) Pfeffer, and Charlie Wall, and two brothers-in-law, Gene Farrell and Ronnie Denzel.

      Friends and family may call at RYAN FUNERAL HOME, 305 N. 10th St, De Pere, from 4:00 PM to 8 PM on Wednesday, August 26, with a closing prayer service at 7:30pm. Visitation will continue on Thursday, August 27, at 9:30 AM at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, 7815 St. Pat's Church Rd., Askeaton. A funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 AM with burial to follow in the church cemetery.

      The family would like to thank nurse Samantha Craw and the many other caregivers, nurses, and doctors who helped Jo Ann during her illness.