Anna Jean Mitchell

Anna Jean Mitchell (Hoelscher), age 96, passed away on August 7, 2025, in San Antonio, TX. She was born in Lancaster, Ohio, on July 10, 1929. She and her 5 siblings grew up on a farm near Breman. After her family moved to Columbus, where she lived until age 95, she graduated from East High School in 1947. She spent several years working in the insurance industry.

She married Jay P. Mitchell on March 5, 1966, and was a longtime member of Bethel Presbyterian Church. Jean was active in many local organizations including the Women’s Auxiliary of the Franklin County Ohio Society of Professional Engineers, the Clintonville Republican Women Club, and the Ohio Chapter of the Palatines to America German Genealogical Society. Jean was very interested in genealogy and enjoyed tracing her family’s ancestry as well as helping others. As part of her research, she visited Germany and Scotland, getting to trace the roots of both her and her husband’s families.

Jean is survived by her son Joseph N. (Evelynn) Mitchell and her grandchild Kayla. She was preceded in death by her husband, her siblings Carl Richard (aka Dick), Mary E. Yoder, Harry, Robert, and Joseph William and her parents Adolf J. and Emma S. Hoelscher (Weber).

Jean will be buried at Cadiz Union Cemetery, 274 Charleston St., Cadiz, OH at Noon on Saturday, August 30, 2025. A Celebration of Life will be held at 4 pm on Sunday, August 31, 2025, at Bethel Presbyterian Church, 1735 Bethel Rd., Columbus, OH.

If you would like to honor Jean’s life, the family recommends donations to the Ohio Chapter of the Palatines to America. Condolences and fond memories may be shared at www.borkoskifuneral.com