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Service:
A service will be held at a later date and burial
will be held in Elkhart Cemetery.
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, and stepdaughter, Greta Gribkoff (Val) of
Wallington, CT. She had nine grandchildren, Ben
Diggle (Melissa), Sarah Hoffman (Brandon), Amy
Diggle, Johnathan 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.
Arrangements have been entrusted to
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in Lincoln. A
service will be held at a later date and burial will
be held in Elkhart Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Trinity Episcopal Church in
Lincoln.
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