JoAnn (Wilson) Van Dusen

JoAnn worked 23 years as a paraprofessional for USD 259. In her retirement she loved keeping busy with crafts and helping her daughter with her daycare business. She also took special pride in caring for her grandchildren.

JoAnn is survived by her son Jon Van Dusen (Lisa); brother Jerry Wilson (Rosa); grandchildren Jason Bannecker (Tim Pawlak), Andrew Bannecker (Jillian), Tyler Carmichael (Jacki Cinotto), Kristin Hartman (Joshua), and Benjamin Carmichael (Cassandra); and great grandchildren Olivia Bannecker, Noah Bannecker, Evelyn Hartman, Adelaide Hartman, and Judah Hartman.

JoAnn was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth N. Van Dusen; daughter Debbie Carmichael; father Lewis Edward Wilson; mother Bessie Mildred Huey Wilson; and siblings Dale E Wilson, Duane L. Wilson, and Sharon K Shuey.

A Celebration of Life for JoAnn will be held Thursday, May 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 1550 N Chapel Hill St, Wichita, KS 67206.

Contributions in JoAnn's memory may be made to Kansas Advocates for Better Care, 536 Fireside Ct STE B, Lawrence, Kansas 66049 US, https://www.kabc.org/; and Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, 1550 N Chapel Hill St, Wichita, Kansas 67206 US, https://www.chwichita.org/.