V. JoAnn Kehr

November 19, 1931 - December 30, 2020

V. JoAnn (Dean) Kehr, 89 of Elkhart, passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2020 at Eastlake Nursing Home, Elkhart. She was born November 19, 1931 in Etna Green, IN to Paul and Hazel (Pippen) Dean. On May 25, 1952 she married Wallace “Wally” M. Kehr. Surviving is her husband Wallace “Wally” M. Kehr of Goshen, daughter Karen (Charles Bower) Kehr of Goshen, 4 grandchildren Ryan (Melissa Medich) Friesen of Santa Ana, CA, Darin (Debbie Sensenich) Friesen of St. Louis, MO, Megan (Jason) Linstromberg of Fort Wayne, Jordan Friesen of South Bend, 2 step-grandchildren Laura (Mike Pelton) Wright of Elkhart, Susan (Eric Anderson) Bower of South Bend, 5 great-grandchildren Alexis Wright, Ethan Linstromberg, Parker Friesen, Calvin Friesen, and Emma Linstromberg. She was preceded in death by her parents, brother Richard Dean and sister Diane (Dean) Rhine. JoAnn was a former member of 1st Baptist Church, Warsaw where she was baptized. She was a secretary for Brunk Corp, formerly Bartow Cartage, and retired after 35 years. She was a member for over 50 years of the Modern Homemakers Elkhart County Extension Service and a member of DUV (Daughters of Union Veterans). She loved to garden, read, take care of her dog Annie and spend time with her family. Visitation will be one hour prior to the 10:30 a.m. funeral service, Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Rieth-Rohrer-Ehret Funeral Home, 311 S. Main St., Goshen. Burial will follow at West Goshen Cemetery. Memorial contributions can be given to the Elizabeth Douglas Thorne AAUW Scholarship. Donations can be made online at InspiringGood.org/give-online or via check. Checks should be made out to the Community Foundation of Elkhart County (CFEC) and mailed to 300 Nibco Parkway, Ste. 301, Elkhart, IN 46516. The scholarship fund should be noted in the memo line. Online condolences can be submitted at www.rrefh.com