Jo Ann was the owner and operator of Crestview Manor Nursing Home, member of St. Mary of the Assumption Church and Eucharist Minister. She was a member of the Quota Club and volunteered for a variety of charity organizations.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Winfield Scott “Dee Dee” Eckert, parents and grandmother, Mary Catherine Crook.
She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Mike Rutherford of Lancaster, Cathy and Tom Kuhnash of Granville; son and daughter-in-law, Michael David and Julie Eckert of Lancaster; grandchildren, Mitchell Scott Eckert, Andrew (Jessica) Kuhnash, Cassandra Joelen Kuhnash; great granddaughter, Kyleigh Eckert; nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Thursday August 9, 2018 at 10:30 AM at St. Mary of the Assumption Church with Rev. Fr. Craig R. Eilerman as Celebrant. Interment will be in Forest Rose Cemetery. Friends may visit on Wednesday from 5-8 PM at the Halteman-Fett & Dyer Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, Central Ohio Chapter, 1379 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio 43215.
