Joann Hofmeister

JoAnn Marie Mosier was born May 2, 1963, at the Rosary Hospital in Corning, Iowa, the daughter of Richard and Janet Kay (Hunter) Mosier and passed away Tuesday, September 21, 2010, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic, Iowa.

JoAnn lived in Corning until 1969, when the family moved to Lewis, Iowa. JoAnn graduated from Griswold High School in 1981. She then attended Texas Women's College in Denton, Texas, graduating with an Occupational Therapy degree. She obtained her Masters degree from Central Michigan College. She was employed as an Occupational Therapist at the Cass County Memorial Hospital and as a Traveling Occupational Therapist

On July 31, 1999, she was united in marriage to John M. Hofmeister at the Lewis United Methodist Church.

She was a member of the Lewis United Methodist Church, helping with children and youth in Sunday school, bible school and FCC H2O youth groups.

JoAnn enjoyed working with her hands, whether it was making casts and splints at work, working on craft and sewing projects or helping John on the farm moving cattle. Her favorite pastime was spoiling her nieces and nephews.

JoAnn was preceded in death by her mother, Janet Mosier; her grandparents; her parents-in-law, Frank and Edith Hofmeister; and her sister-in-law, Nancy Hofmeister.

Survivors include her husband, John Hofmeister of Lewis, Iowa; her father, Richard (Cookie Conn) Mosier of Lewis, Iowa; her brothers, Dan (Anne) Mosier of Bowling Green, Kentucky and Jon (Becky) Mosier of Lewis, Iowa; her sisters-in-law, Jean Lawton and her husband, Ken of rural Lewis, IA, Judy Metzger and her husband, Mike of Des Moines, Iowa, Karen Wilcoxon and her husband, Chuck of rural Atlantic, IA and Donna Green and her husband, Steve of Atlantic, IA; her nieces and nephews, Makayla and Jacob Mosier of Bowling Green, Kentucky, Lucas (fiancé Ashley Drogo) Mosier and Tyler Mosier of Lewis, Iowa, Jennifer Lawton Brace and her husband, Scott of Littleton, CO, Carrie Lawton Youde and her husband, Steven of Concord, CA, Jessica Lawton Nelson and her husband, Mike of Denver, CO, Matt Lewis and his wife, Carissa of Remsen, IA, Amanda Lewis and Tim Applegate of Council Bluffs, IA, Jason Lewis and his fiancé, Calina Robinson of Ankeny, IA, Jeff Lewis and his wife, Heather of Ankeny, IA, Anna Wilcoxon and Justin Morgan of Austin, TX, Kara Wilcoxon of Iowa City, IA, Bethany Wilcoxon of Des Moines, IA, Andy Green and his wife, Shelly of West Des Moines, IA, and Julie Green of Indianola, IA; her great-nieces and nephews, Kaitlyn and Kayce Brace, Allyson and Sydney Youde, Kirsten, Draeden and Kahra Lewis, Mahree and Brynlee Lewis, Evan Applegate, Aryana Robinson and Riyah Lewis.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, September 27, 2010, at Hockenberry Family Care in Atlantic, Iowa. Visitation with family will be Sunday, September 26, 2010, from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. at Hockenberry Funeral Home in Atlantic. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery in Lewis, Iowa.

In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to the American Diabetes Association.