Joanne M. Bahm

Joanne M. Bahm obituary, Jonestown, PA

Joanne M. Bahm

Joanne Bahm Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Kreamer & Lum Funeral Home & Crematory - Jonestown on Dec. 16, 2025.
Joanne M. Bahm, 86, of Jonestown, passed away on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at her residence. She was the wife of the late George H. Bahm, Jr. who died in 1997.

Born in Lebanon on February 19, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Walter W. and Pauline A. (Souilliard) Erwin. She graduated from Annville-Cleona High School with the Class of 1957. She worked as an LPN for many years at various nursing homes. Joanne enjoyed playing the piano and painting.

She is survived by her son George H. Bahm, III and his wife Louise of Harrisburg; daughters: Marcia R. wife of Jeffrey Kleinfelter of Jonestown, Dawn M. Batdorf of Enola and Sonya Strohm of Harrisburg; seven grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her daughter Georgette K. Wampler and two grandchildren.

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