Jo Ann Kinrade's Obituary
Jo Ann (Neary) Kinrade died Dec. 1, 2022, at MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. December 7 at Grandon Funeral and Cremation Care, 414 Lincoln Way, Ames with a public visitation held at 1:30 pm until services. Jo was born Aug. 1, 1942, in Los Angeles, California to James and Beulah Neary, who farmed in Buena Vista County, Iowa. She graduated in 1960 from Marathon High School. Jo decided as a young girl, after surviving a bout of polio and experiencing the work of a "nice nurse" and a "mean nurse," that she wanted to grow up to be like the nice nurse. She completed training to become a registered nurse at Iowa Lutheran School of Nursing in 1963. She worked as a nurse at McFarland Clinic in Ames for most of her career. After her retirement, she worked for the Ames Convention and Visitors Bureau and in her later years taught water aerobics for Ames Park and Recreation. Jo married William Kinrade on Sept. 22, 1963, in Albert City, Iowa. Bill knows to the day how long they had been together, and says it wasn't long enough. They made their home in Ames, where they raised their two children, Craig (Indira) and Kathie (James) Obradovich. Her grandchildren, Kumari and William Kinrade, were the lights of her life. Jo also enjoyed sewing and reading, spending time with friends and traveling, including many bus tours around the country with Bill. She is survived by her husband and children, grandchildren, and her brother, Fred (Sandi) Neary. Memorial donations could be made to Ames Public Library or Iowa PBS. Online condolences may be directed to www.grandonfunerlandcremationcare.com
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