Joann Frances Ostrom

JoAnn Frances Ostrom, 87, of Wichita Falls Texas, passed peacefully away on Tuesday morning December 5, 2023. Born April 21, 1936 on the family farm in Poweshiek County Iowa to Lilburn Baker and Frances Vratisovsky.

She met her future husband Walter R.Ostrom at Brooklyn High School, in Brooklyn Iowa. They were married for 51 years until his death in 2006. She was in Chorus, a Cheerleader and Home Economics while in high school,plus piano lessons growing up. She loved dancing, knitting, gardening, cooking and reading. Reared on the family farm with 3 brothers, Donald, Larry and Alan

Worked Civil Service at Lackland Airforce Base for a couple years until her son and daughter were born, Jeff Ostrom, Kelly Carey and then became a homemaker for 18 years. Went back to work Civil Services for the 382nd Medical Training Wing in the test vault as a test writer from 1975 till she retired in 2009.

While her husband was in the military she traveled with him to Bremerhave and Darmstadt, Germany; Heraklion, Greece. After he retired from the military they did some traveling with in the states and Canada.

JoAnn is survived by two brothers, children, grandchildren Ashley (Ostrom) Ferguson and grand-son-in-law Josh, grandson Chase and granddaughter-in-law Tiffany, grandson Philippe Dumas and two great grandchildren.

A funeral service for Joann will be held Friday, December 8, 2023 at 10:00 AM at Hampton Vaughan Crestview Funeral Home Chapel, 1917 Archer City Highway, Wichita Falls, Texas.