JoAnne is a graduate of Bloomington High School and started her dream to becoming a Nurse to help others. She attended Wesleyan University in Bloomington, Illinois and Nurses training at Brokaw Hospital in Normal, Illinois. After completing her residency, she went to St. Francis Hospital in Peoria, Illinois for specialized training to become a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA).
In 1960, JoAnne moved to Abilene to begin her rewarding career at Hendricks Hospital. She had a long career at Henrick's which she absolutely loved. When not working at Hendrick's she would go to smaller regional hospitals to assist whenever she could.
JoAnne married Royce "Roy" Burchett on January 15, 1972 and were happily married for 46 years. JoAnne and Royce were very active with Grace Lutheran Church and will be leaving some great friends. Both JoAnne and Royce loved to travel around the United States to visit friends and family. She was also a world traveler, visiting England, Germany and Italy were some of her favorite trips.
JoAnne is survived by her sister and brother - June Schumacher in Charlotte, NC and Ron Freelund (Susan) in Bismarck, Illinois.
She is the beloved Aunt to Jean Gilreath (Mark) in Huntersville, NC; Kurt Schumacher (Greta) in Southlake, Texas; Mark Schumacher (Montana) in Gillette, Wyoming and Mike Schumacher (Shari) in Amarillo, Texas.
Services will be held at Grace Lutheran Church - 1202 South Pioneer Drive, Abilene, Texas on Tuesday, December 11th at 2 pm.
In lieu of flowers, Memorials are set up at Grace Lutheran Church and Hendrick's Hospice Care (www.HendrickHospice.Org).
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