Jo-Ann Mcdonald Henle

Jo-Ann McDonald Henle, of Traverse City, died on December 29,
2018 at her home of mucosal melanoma, trusting in the Lord Jesus Christ and
His promise of Resurrection to eternal life.

Born February 25, 1950 in Hamilton, ON, Canada, Jo-Ann attended Hill Park
High School and then Park Business College. She studied clarinet, music
theory, and ballet at the Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts, participated
in church and school choirs, concert band, drama society, and the Girl
Guides of Canada. Her favorite part of early school, though, was summer
vacation, when the family travelled north to the farms, villages, rocks and
sand of the Manitoulin Island in Georgian Bay.

She met Kurt J. Henle, the love of her life, in Hamilton, ON and immigrated
to the USA in 1973. The couple married in Downington, PA on June 27, 1973,
and their life together was greatly blessed with two dear sons, Nikolas and
Alexander. Jo-Ann attended the University of Pennsylvania, majoring in
English. Studies were interrupted by a family career move to the University
of Utah and then to University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, challenges
she met with quiet courage and a sense of adventure. Even so, she never lost
sight of her goal of finishing her degree. After beloved sons, Nikolas and
Alexander, went off to college themselves, Jo-Ann attended the University of
Arkansas at Little Rock, picking up where she left off and graduating Summa
Cum Laude with a BA in English/History.

A life-long writer, Jo-Ann was also a latter-day family historian; full-time
homemaker/mother extraordinaire; volunteer in Church, school and community;
co-founder of two writing groups; co-founder of St. Thomas Reformed
Episcopal Church in Little Rock, AR; Assistant to the Rector of Holy Trinity
Anglican Church in Webster Groves, MO; co-founder of All Saints Anglican
Church in Traverse City; Church Lay Reader; leader in Community Bible Study
in Little Rock and St. Louis; member of the Order of the Daughters of the
King and the American Association of University Women.

Jo-Ann was dearly loved and will be sorely missed by her beloved family and
friends. She is survived by her husband, Kurt; sons Nikolas and Alexander
(Brandy), grandsons Gavin and Walter; her brother Michael W. (Robyn)
McDonald; and her sister, Peggy Anne (Mel) Scott; as well as her niece and
nephews. She was predeceased by her parents Walter E. W. and Audrey L.
McDonald; and her sister Jane S. (John) Kaufmann.

The family would like to express their sincere thanks to Hospice of
Michigan, especially nurse Angel Kelly, for their excellent support and
care.

A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. Monday, March 18, 2019 at The
Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home with Bishop David Thomas Hustwick,
officiating. Burial was made in Monroe Center Cemetery, Blair Township,
Grawn. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to All Saints Anglican
Church c/o Reynolds-Jonkhoff Funeral Home, 305 Sixth St., Traverse City,
49684.