(nee: Gerdes) on Monday, March 20, 2023. Beloved wife of the late Reu MacLeod Beck. Dear mother of Karen (Bruce Dudley) Durham and Scott (Denise) Beck. Dearest grandmother of Daniel and Ashley. Dear sister of Connie Wetzel, Carolyn Schroeder, Marilyn Gerdes and the late Jeanne Lohr. Our dear sister-in-law, aunt, cousin and friend.
SERVICES: Visitation at Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church, 10151 Sappington 63128, on Saturday, March 25 from 10:30 am until funeral service at 11:30 am. Interment St. Paul Churchyard. In lieu of flowers, contributions to Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church, appreciated. KUTIS AFFTON.
My heart is breaking. I will miss her smile and contagious laugh. I will miss how she always welcomed anyone and everyone into her home and always found a bed for them to sleep over. Her heart overflowed with kindness and goodness, love and faith. I miss you, my Sweet Aunt Joanie! Till we meet again. Love always, Jana
I will always remember Aunt Joanie’s laugh and great ability to tell stories-laughing the whole way through. I feel lucky to have known her and will miss her so much!
We will miss our sweet cousin Joann, with each of her visits she would entertain, sing, eat, laugh a lot, and share our faith for the Lord. We were all so blessed to have her as part of our life. We looked forward to each visit to Arkansas and loved the visits to Missouri. She is now with her dear husband, sister , dad/mom and our mother, which all loved her so dearly. The greatest memory we have of her is how Reu and her shared their faith with us. The Bible discussion and sharing the values of our faith past down from generations will always be precious to our hearts. We will miss her so very much, but find comfort knowing for sure we will see her again and get to share those wonderful times we had here on earth in heaven. Much love and prayers to Karen, Scott , sisters and their families as you find comfort in God’s love, Kim and Kerry.
We are going to miss cousin Joann so very much. She was truly a blessing to have in our family, and we shared many happy times. Besides all the laughter we enjoyed, she always displayed her knowledge and love for God in all our visits. Our family will miss her and pray that her family feels God’s hands wrapped around them. We will see Joann again. Lots of love and prayers sent to you all, Orin/Ann and Ronnie/Donna
We are sad to hear our cousin, Joann, has gone home. We thank our
Savior, Jesus, for loving us so much; that our victory is won. His death
is our life. Soon we will rejoice in Easter joy, and sing of the comfort
that comes from faith. How I love those Easter hymns!
We look forward to the happy day when we meet again in the place
prepared for us.
God be with those who mourn. May you find comfort and peace, Amen
With love, Esther, Lois, Karen, and Carl
Our love and sympathy to JoAnn’s family and friends as they come together today to share thanksgiving for the gift of her life and love to each of them. As one of the “Coffey Court Families” we enjoyed many
years of friendship as we raised our young families together…..many
precious memories. JoAnn’s great heart was a blessing to us all.
When we all get to Heaven what a Day of Rejoicing that will be!!!