She was preceded in death by her parents Onie and Sadie Aardema, brother Charles Aardema and sisters Thelma Baker and Anne VanNorden.
She is survived by her brothers Duane (Mary) Aardema, Robert (June) Aardema, husband of 60 years Jerry Wheeler, children Kerry (Rhonda) Wheeler, Michael Wheeler, Kim (Duane) Lewis, 7 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren.
Jo enjoyed spending time with her family at their cottage, attending sporting events, assembling jigsaw puzzles, knitting, crocheting, and wintering in Florida near her friends.
Visitation and services are temporarily on hold, service time and date will be announced by Lakeshore Memorial at a later date.
Please visit www.lakeshorememorial.com for further information.