Joanne “Jo” McPherson, age 73, of Perrysburg, OH, passed away on Wednesday, August 8 , 2012 at Hospice of Northwest Ohio, Perrysburg Unit.
She was born on June 8, 1939 in Hicksville, OH to LeRoy and Frances (Olson) Monroe. On June 6, 1959 she married Jack McPherson in Bowling Green, OH and they enjoyed 53 wonderful years together.
Joanne graduated from Bowling Green High School, Class of 1957 and attended BGSU earning a BS in Education in 1961 and later her Master’s degree from BGSU in 1985.
Joanne began a teaching career as a substitute teacher until her youngest son, Joel, was three and could accompany her to pre-school at Kids World (formerly known as the Learning Tree). She taught there from 1971-1978 and in the fall of 1977 she began teaching Kindergarten at Toth Elementary. Upon Woodland’s completion in the spring of 1978, Joanne taught first grade for 22 years and also taught Safety Town for 20 years. She retired from Perrysburg Schools in 2000 and then enjoyed eight years at her “retirement job” at Nanna’s Bookstore.
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