Joann Redman

1929 - 2016

REDMAN, JOANN “JO” Entered the gates of a larger life on Friday, September 9, 2016 at her home. Born in Owosso, Michigan on May 3, 1929, to the Rev. F. Floyd Burkholder and Lou (Arthur) Burkholder, Joann graduated from Fenton High School in 1946 and then attended Alma College. She met and married Donald Redman of Alma. While married, she became the founding president of the League of Women Voters and also of the Alma Symphony. Joann moved to Mt. Pleasant, Michigan in 1969 where she worked at the Holiday Inn for several years as a desk manager. She obtained an Associate Degree in Nursing (RN) in 1982. She worked at Gratiot Hospital in Alma until 1992 and then for Hospice of Central Michigan (now Woodland Hospice) for 18 years. Active in her church (St. John’s Episcopal in Mt. Pleasant) and the Diocese of Western Michigan, she was both Vice-President and President of the Diocesan Episcopal Church Women as well as Senior Warden for the Vestry for three years. Joann was also a grateful member of AA for over 25 years. Joann is survived by her daughter, Amy Redman; grandchildren, Nakomi Rudlong, Col and Rana Redman; as well as great-grandchildren, Cody, Grace, and Lilly Rudlong, and Jordan, Brody and Vance Mikula. Joann also has a cousin, Jean Henderson of Ypsilanti, Michigan. She was preceded in death by her parents; her son, Marc William Redman; and half-sisters, Myrtle Liscomb and Helen Wolfgang. A Memorial Service will be held at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Mt. Pleasant on Saturday, September 17, 2016 at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Wayne Nicholson and the Rev. Nancy Casey Fulton officiating. Burial will take place in the Columbarium at St. John’s Episcopal Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Woodland Hospice. You may view Joann’s obituary online and send a condolence to the family, light a memorial candle, or place a memorial donation at www.clarkfuneralchapel.com