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Joan Lucille Wass (Poehlman) - Class Of 1943 VIEW PROFILE

Joan Lucille Wass (Poehlman)

JOANN (WASS) POEHLMAN

May 4, 1925 - July 4, 2013
SOUTH BEND - Joann Poehlman, 88, of South Bend, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2013, at Morningcrest Nursing and Memory Care. She was born May 4, 1925, in South Bend, to the late Arthur and Pauline (Wittemyer) Wass. On June 24, 1944, she married Christian Poehlman, who died in 1995. Surviving to cherish her memory are her daughter, Barbara Colwell (Gary) of South Bend; and sons, Thomas (Maricel) of Sarasota, FL, and Christian (Nancy) Poehlmann of Albany, NY; 9 grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by sisters, Betty Bengel and Patricia Keating.

She graduated from the former South Bend Central High School.

Joann retired from Macy's Department Store where she worked many years, and also worked for Holy Cross College in the financial aid department. She was a lifelong member of the Cathedral of St. James Episcopal Church, where a funeral service will be held at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2013, with the Very Rev. Brian Grantz officiating. Friends are invited to visit with the family from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday in the church. Inurnment will be in the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the Episcopal Cathedral of Saint James, 117 N. Lafayette Blvd., South Bend, IN 46601. The Welsheimer Family Funeral Home assisted the family with arrangements. E-mail condolences may be made at www.welsheimer.com.

Published by South Bend Tribune from Jul. 7 to Jul. 8, 2013.

02/21/2023 EJS



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