JoAnn M. Edens

JoAnn Edens

JoAnn Edens, age 89 of Gretna, NE, passed peacefully on May 3, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.

JoAnn was born on August 12, 1935, in Ottawa, IA. Daughter of Frank and Mary Golda. She grew up working on the family farm. She met her husband, Ray, of 51 years, at a local dance. During these early years, she was a switchboard operator for the telephone company. Later to become a homemaker, raising and nurturing her family.

JoAnn is preceded in death by parents, Frank and Mary Golda, husband Ray Edens, survived by her children, Dennis (Julie) Edens, Sandra (Ron) Murphy, Sherri (Todd) Wittman, Mary Edens. 7 grandchildren; Jennifer (Brian) Bolan, Bradley Edens, Melanie (Brian) Collins, Jared (Rachael) Edens, Kyle Wedgewood, Courtney (Brendan) Wittman-Buonsignore, Britney Wittman, 13 great-grandchildren, Brother Duane (Ann) Golda, Nephew Keith (Tammy) Golda, Niece Gina (David) Crandall, and Nephew Clay Golda

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