She was beautiful, inside and out, talented musically and athletically, smart as a whip, and full of love in her very big heart for her friends and adoring family. Her positive outlook on life made all who knew her richer for it. Her name is Jo. She died January 4th, 2023 at the age of 90.
Born Josephine Ann Bogley on October 27, 1932 in Washington, DC, she was the daughter of Roland Aubrey and Grace Roberds Bogley. Her 20 month older brother, Gilbert, adored Jo her whole life and she was his biggest fan. Her father was a practicing attorney in Washington until his premature death in 1947 at the age of 46.
It was a turning point for both children. Jo attended Rosemary Elementary School in Chevy Chase, Maryland; graduated from Madeira high school in nearby Virginia in 1950: she then attended the prestigious Bryn Maw college near Philadelphia.
She married Frank Troth, a US Air Force officer. Together they sired two children, Michael and Tracey who, in turn, produced seven grandchildren.
Jo was a loving mother to her two children and a supporting wife to her husband at several military bases before his retirement.
Following their divorce, Jo went back to school and quick learned the world of taxation. She worked at Hand R. Block and at Riggs Bank across from the Whitehouse in Washington. There she rose to be a Vice-President and head of the firm's corporate tax department.
Jo's grandfather had worked at the same bank during WWII as guardian of the safe deposit vault. There, Harry Truman used to walk over from the White House to visit her grandfather from time to time, both Missourians. Jo liked to tell that story.
Then she met Hudson Keithley and were soon married. They lived for several years in New Bern, North Carolina with their racing sailboat on the sound, outside their front door. There, they began their hugely successful bridge partnership which resulted in their both becoming Life Masters. They headed cruise ship bridge games, hardly ever losing.
Their next move was to Bonita Springs, Florida where they found the game of golf. Jo never found the rough and almost never three-putted.
Jo and Hudson spent most of retirement enjoying one another and sharing time with loved ones. She loved to make crafts, search for snazzy clothes, do puzzles, sew, play cards, and embarrass everyone in ping-pong. She was always ready to learn something new and had an endless amount of patience teaching her grandkids to love the things she enjoyed.
Jo is survived by her husband Hudson Kiethley; her son Michael Troth and his two children Paul Troth and Jake Troth; daughter Tracey Brown and her five children Daniel Brown, Frank Brown, Kathryn Bull, Thomas Brown, and MaryGrace Brown.
Her memory and her legacy will live on through the generations of friends and family she loved deeply throughout her life.
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