Joanne Wojnar 1935-2020
WAYZATA, Minn. — Joanne Wojnar, 84, passed into the next world Saturday, April 11, 2020, to be with her God, her husband, Lou Wojnar and her daughter, Laurie Wojnar Mozelewski, who preceded her in death in 2000. In her final hours, she was attended to by her devoted daughter, Carole Wojnar Peter.
Sadly, Joanne’s other daughter, Susan Wojnar; grandsons, Skylar Slavik (Kathy Kuehls) and Tristan Peter; and sons-in-law, Joe Peter (Carole Wojnar Peter) and Michael Mozelewski (Heidi Mozelewski) were unable to be at her side, due to restrictions from the pandemic. They were with her in spirit.
Joanne was born Sept. 10, 1935, in New Castle, Pa., to Frank and Katherine Moskal Chrobak. She grew up working on her parent’s farm, Shady Lane Dairy. After graduating from Shenango High School in 1952, Joanne worked at Bell Telephone before meeting and marrying her husband, Louis Wojnar. After raising her three daughters, she returned to work as a teacher’s aide at PA Intermediate Unit IV and Union Area Schools.
Family and friends knew her to be a strong, hardworking and compassionate woman, who loved to bake, sew, travel, take walks with her cats, visit her Barker Avenue neighbors and spend time with her children. There was nothing Joanne would not do for family and friends.
Joanne moved to Minnesota in 2017 to be near her daughter, Carole. She received superb care from Trails of Orono Assisted Living for three years.
Along with her husband and daughter, Joanne was preceded in death by brothers, John (Shirley), Carl (Dorothy) and Ray (Betty) Chrobak; sister, Margie Chrobak Izenas (Stanley); and friend and cousin, Mary Ann Klenotic. Along with the aforementioned children, grandchildren and sons-in-law, she is survived by brother, Victor Chrobak (Margaret); nieces and nephews; and favorite cat, Lars.
Joanne loved day trips to Presque Isle in Erie, Pa. She started vacationing to Presque Isle when dating her husband, Lou, and continued traveling there throughout the rest of her life. A commemorative stone will be placed at a Preqsue Isle beach to mark the many, many happy hours spent there with family.
Donations may be made, in memory of Joanne, to Western Pennsylvania Conservancy at https://waterlandlife.org/donate/more-ways-to-give/tribute-giving or to Western PA Conservancy, 800 Waterfront Drive, Floor 2, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.
A memorial service will be held at a later date, once social distancing has ended.
Arrangements were provided by Huber Funeral Home, Mound, Minn.
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