Jo Ann Zavodnick

JoAnn Zavodnick, of Somerset passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family. She was 71.
Born in Newark, NJ to the late Dominick Lopizzo and Maria "Teddy" Conway, née Gaber, she spent her youth in Metuchen, NJ. She moved to Somerset in the late 1970s before moving to Waretown, then back to Somerset in 2019.
JoAnn loved reading, baking cheesecakes, animals (especially dogs), listening to music from the 60s and 70s, especially Elton John, the Beatles, the Temptations, Earth Wind & Fire and anything with a groove. She also enjoyed participating in various activities in the communities where she lived in Waretown and Somerset. She helped start a women's billiards club and also loved playing Maj Jong. Above all, she was a homemaker as well as a devoted wife, mother and grandmother, always attending her grandchildren's events.
She was predeceased by her parents, husband, Steven in 2017; sister, Rosa Smith in January 2025; and recently, her longtime companion and beloved dog Babe.
Surviving are her sons, Scott (with Kristin Kosmoski) of Somerville and Joseph (wife, Diana) of Bound Brook; daughter, Lauren Zavodnick of Hillsborough; grandchildren, Sophia, Luca and Penelope (aka 'Poppy'); and her beloved dog Cici.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 12th from 4 to 8 PM at the Gleason Funeral Home, 1360 Hamilton Street, Somerset. Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 13th, 10 AM at the funeral home. Burial to follow in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Somerset
Donations in lieu of flower can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, Tennessee 38105