Joanne Marie Markham

Resided in Escanaba, MI
Died November 18, 2017

Joanne Marie Markham, age 79, of Escanaba passed away on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the UP Health System in Marquette.

Joanne was born July 20, 1938 in Escanaba, the daughter of Hilding and Marge (Ryan) Peterson. She raised four wonderful children as a single parent and worked with disabled children at the Delta Schoolcraft ISD for 30 years.. She loved going to the casino, was an avid golfer and enjoyed spending time with family and friends.

Joanne is survived by her children, Tony Markham of San Diego, CA, Grant Markham of Escanaba, Paul (Sue) Markham of Melbourne, FL and Christine (Dale) Taylor of Ford River; five grandchildren; two great grandchildren, her sisters, Barb Ziegler, Sandy Kolterman and Colleen Bonin; nieces and nephews and her best friend, Annette Katarincic.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brother, Donald, granddaughter, Amanda and great grandson, Keeghan.

Joanne had a heart of gold and will be greatly missed. Her request for no funeral services will be honored and a celebration of her life will determined at a later date.

The Markham family is being assisted by the Skradski Family Funeral Home in Escanaba.

4 Tributes for “Joanne Marie Markham

    To the Markham family,
    I would like to extend my deepest sympathies and thoughts to all of you. Joanne and I were roommates at Christian Park Village during her stay. We shared hours of conversation and had many good laughs. She was so thoughtful and we became friends quickly as she was so willing to spend sharing the time together that we had. Cherish the wonderful memories and keep her close to your hearts.

    Dear family
    Sorry to hear of your Mom’s passing. Joanne was such a determined person and had a heart of gold. Had many good conversation during her stay at Christian Park Village. Our thoughts and prayers are with you all.

    So sorry for the loss of your mother, Joanne and I worked as co partners at the I S D she was a kind giving person, very intelligent. We shared many days of laughs and family stories. When I visited her at Christian park I reminded her of a memory during our work days,which was she always brought to work the black spotted bananas, which we were informed of the nutritional value they had.made us both laugh. Wish I would have visited her again , she was a very nice lady and will be remember by many.
    God blessing
    Bonnie DeMay

    To the Markham family,
    I’m so sorry to hear about your mom. Tony and I were classmates in high school, and Tony spoke very highly of your mom many times when we were in orchestra. My thoughts and prayers are with you all during this time.
    Kathy (Schnurer) Milakovich

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