Obituary for JoAnne Manella JoAnne Manella died peacefully at her home on June 15, 2018 surrounded by loved ones. Born in Chicago on February 26, 1935 to John and Kazimiera Ozimkiewicz, JoAnne leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Richard, her sons, John (Gisele) Manella, Daniel (Rebecca) Manella, Christopher (Nancy) Manella, and Stephen (Anne) Manella; ten grandchildren, Becky (Scott) Feuerbacher, Alex (Kelly) Manella, Elizabeth, Jason (Hannah) Manella, Dain, Caroline, Allison, Molly, Isabel, and Grace; and two great-grandchildren, Mila and Leo. She is also survived by her loving brother, Jan (Susan) Ozimkiewicz of Boise, Idaho.
Her sister, Diane DiCicco and her brother-in-law Vince DiCicco preceded her in death. Throughout her life, JoAnne exhibited an extraordinary fortitude as she overcame the effects of polio, which she contracted at age eight. After graduating as salutatorian from Spalding High School, Chicago’s first public school exclusively for students with physical disabilities, she earned a B.A. from DePaul University.
It was at DePaul where she met her loving husband, Richard Manella. JoAnne taught first grade for a few years before starting a family and raising her four sons. Family, gardening and entertaining were the great joys in JoAnne’s life.
In her later years, she completed the Master Gardener Program of the Chicago Botanic Garden where she volunteered for over a decade. Visitation will be on Saturday, June 16 from 2 to 6 pm at N.H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home, 1240 Waukegan Road, Glenview, IL 60025. Visitation will also be held Monday, June 18 from 9 am until time of the funeral Mass 9:30am at St. Norbert Catholic Church, 1809 Walters Ave, Northbrook, IL 60062.
The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation for JoAnne’s caregivers, hospice aides, nurses and doctors. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in JoAnne’s memory to the Tribute Gift Program at the Chicago Botanic Garden, 1000 Lake Cook Road, Glencoe, IL 60022 (www. chicagobotanic.org/donate#tribute_donate).
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