JoAnn Catherine (Hollen) Rommel, age 79, of Petersburg, who was recently residing at E.A. Hawse Nursing Home in Baker, passed away at Grant Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, September 3, 2014.
She was born in Kitzmiller, Maryland on April 26th, 1935, and was the daughter of the late Edgell Cleveland Hollen, and the late Marjorie Ursiline (McRobie) Hollen Wright.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Ward Rommel, Jr. her brother, Charles Harold Hollen and her sister, Delores Jean Conner .
JoAnn is survived by a brother, Harry Creston Wright of Baltimore,
MD and numerous nieces and nephews.
For several years, she had regularly attended the First Baptist Church of Petersburg. Jo Ann was always friendly, loved taking walks, Country Music, and watching television, especially "I Love Lucy." For anyone who knew JoAnn, they would know that she was always "young at heart".
Funeral service will be Saturday, September 6, 2014 at 11 a.m. at the Schaeffer Funeral Home with Rev. Dr. James A. Ash officiating. Family will receive friends from 10 a.m. till time of service.
Interment will be in the Maple Hill Cemetery in Petersburg.
Memorial contributions may be made to Petersburg First Baptist Church, 112 Virginia Avenue, Petersburg, WV 26847.
Cemetery Details
Maple Hill Cemetery
Petersburg, WV, 26847
Visitation
SEP 6. 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Schaeffer Funeral Home
11 North Main Street P.O. Box 455
Petersburg, WV, US, 26847
http://schaefferfuneralhome.com/
Funeral Sevice
SEP 6. 11:00 AM
Schaeffer Funeral Home
11 North Main Street P.O. Box 455
Petersburg, WV, US, 26847
http://schaefferfuneralhome.com/
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