Joan Johnson, age 91 of Sac City, IA, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 20, 2024, at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge, IA. Joan was born on August 11, 1932, to parents Peter John and Hazel (Brady) Gotsch in Lake View, IA. She graduated from Sac City High School with the class of 1949.
In 1951, Jo married Darrell Allan Johnson. This union was blessed with three children, Douglas, Jeffrey, and Becky. In 1981, Jo married Charles Corsaut.
In 1977, Jo attended Western Iowa Tech Community College as one of the first three women to attend their carpentry program. She then went on to hold a variety of jobs including carpenter, painter, Avon salesperson, and restaurant hostess.
She was an avid reader, a good cook and gardener, and loved doting on her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and of course her cats. Jo also enjoyed ice skating, swimming, sewing, and eating ice cream. She lived in many places throughout her life including New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Arkansas, Texas, and Fort Riley, Kansas. For many years, she enjoyed wintering in Arizona. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Sac City before it closed its doors and later became a member of the United Church of Christ in Newell, IA.
Jo will be missed by all who knew and loved her.
Survivors include her children, Douglas Johnson, Jeffrey (Liway) Johnson, and Becky Johnson; grandchildren: Anna (Ville Pesonen) Gamboa, Carrie (Aaron) Roberts, and Brady Johnson; great-grandchildren: Paul Roberts, Miles Roberts, Kyla Miller, Caylin Miller, Finley Pesonen, and Gianna Pesonen; other extended family members and friends.
Jo was preceded in death by her parents, PJ and Hazel Gotsch; and sisters Patricia and Geneva Gotsch.