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Visitation:
1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, June 16, 2023, at Trinity
Episcopal Church in Lincoln
Service:
2 p.m. Friday at the church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Joanne “Jo” Hoyt Gehlbach, 93, of
Elkhart, passed away peacefully on March 3, 2023, at
St. Clara’s Rehab and Senior Care in Lincoln. Joanne
was born in Decatur, on August 21, 1929, to Harold
C. and Eloise Bowers Hoyt.
She graduated in 1947 from Decatur High School and
married Robert Greve in 1948. They were married
until 1973. She wrote, they spent many great years
together in Bloomington, raising three wonderful
daughters. She was active in Wesley United Methodist
Church, Girl Scouts, and many other organizations.
She worked at Corn Belt Bank (now PNC) in
Bloomington for many years.
Joanne met John Gehlbach in 1976 and they married in
1993. They spent many wonderful years traveling
throughout the world. After her move to Elkhart, she
was active at the Trinity Episcopal Church in
Lincoln, where she was a member, and Lincoln
College. She also enjoyed volunteering her time to
numerous groups and organizations throughout
Lincoln, Elkhart, and Springfield.
Joanne lived a life full of faith, family, and
friends. She enjoyed bird watching, knitting,
reading, gardening, and most of all baking and
cooking. She loved her two monthly book clubs in
Lincoln. Joanne will live on in her recipes and
family traditions passed down to her girls,
grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.
Joanne was preceded in death by her husband, John
Gehlbach; daughter, Nancy Conlon; and stepson, J.
Richard Gehlbach. |
She is survived by daughters, Jane
Jermac (Kenneth) of Chapin, SC, Susan Diggle (David)
of Germantown Hills, IL; and stepdaughter, Greta
Gribkoff (Val) of Wallington, CT. She had nine
grandchildren, Ben Diggle (Melissa), Sarah Hoffman
(Brandon), Amy Diggle, Jonathan Buhrow, Megan Kelly
(Jarett), Daniel Diggle (Haley), Paul Conlon
(Allie), Elizabeth Gribkoff, and Katerina Gribkoff
(Joe Hendel). She had four great-grandchildren,
Holly Hoffman, Reid Hoffman, Claire Kelly, and
Raelynn Diggle. She is also survived by a niece,
Kendra Moses of Peoria.
Services for Jo will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday,
June 16, 2023, at Trinity Episcopal Church in
Lincoln. Visitation will take place one hour prior
from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at the church. A burial will
follow at Elkhart Cemetery. Memorials may be made in
Jo’s name to Trinity Episcopal Church in Lincoln.
Cremation rites have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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