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1936
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2017
Joanne Neumann Obituary
Joanne Neumann, known to many as Joey McKay, was born January 7, 1936, to Jimmy and Helen Richardson in Fond du Lac, WI. She died March 31, 2017, at the age of 81. She was preceded in death by her parents, sister and husband, Jan and Dave Pinto. She is survived by her husband, Rollin Neumann, brother Dennis Richardson (wife Melissa Ladewig Richardson), brother-in-law Nyle Neumann, along with many cousins, nieces, and nephews.
She graduated from Fond du Lac High School in 1954. Joey was affiliated with Miss Oshkosh and Miss Wisconsin Scholarship Pageants since 1966. She judged numerous pageants throughout the state. Joey was a past president of the Oshkosh area Women's Division as well as an Ambassador for the Chamber of Commerce. She was a former stewardess for Braniff Airways, North Central, Basler Charter Airlines Oshkosh on weekends. Joey retired from the Oshkosh Care Center as Director of Admissions. During her retirement years, she was a Tour Director for Travel Leaders and Lamers Bus Co. Joey enjoyed clogging, line dancing, golf, and downhill skiing. For years, she and her husband traveled as snow birds to AZ until she moved to Goodyear, AZ full-time in 2015. She will be interred in Oshkosh this summer.
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Sam Saunders
January 12, 2024
Rollin,
You have my condolences on the passing of Joey, which I just discovered today. I was an EAA Air Venture in July 2009 at your home for a week and recall having a rollaway bed in the basement. I´m from Santa Rosa, CA along with a traveling buddy from Merced, CA.
We walked to the airport from your home after a really delicious home-prepared breakfast in your backyard each day. What we enjoyed most was going out to dinner with you on w/o street your favorite restaurants and the wonderful hospitality that you both showed (incl allowing us to use your refrigerator) and watching a bit of tv in the evening. I´ll never forget that - you treated us like family or maybe even royalty!
Remembering you and Joey. Sam Saunders
Judi Wyrembeck
April 18, 2017
Joey was such a great ambassador for Oshkosh for so many years. She helped many young girls get their start in scholarship pageants. She will always be remembered fondly as "Miss Oshkosh." Because of all her devoted work many young women got a boost in confidence.
Tina Lund
April 18, 2017
Joey was a fixture of my life in Oshkosh: part of the pageant whirl when I was little and then as part of pie on the porch outings as an visiting adult. She will be missed.
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