Joann N. Fry

JoAnn N. Fry, 72, of Greensburg, IN, passed away on Thursday, October 21, 2021. JoAnn was born on December 1, 1948 in Sunman, IN to Louis and Elizabeth Gillman. After graduating high school in Sunman, IN, JoAnn went on to Ball State University to study Mathematics and German, where she graduated in 1970. She later received her master’s degree from Indiana University. JoAnn was a middle school and high school math teacher at South Decatur.

She married Douglas Fry on June 27, 1970. They were married 51 years. Together they had 4 children, Jennifer, Brad, Brooke, and Kristen. JoAnn enjoyed working within the community and took a leadership role in many of the organizations in which she participated. She served as President of the Decatur County United Fund in 2007, organized their Strawberry Festival and was named “Volunteer of the Year” in 2014. She was a member of the Friends of the Library, Greensburg Country Club Ladies Golf Association, Daughters of Isabella, volunteered for Meals on Wheels, Hospice of Decatur County and at the Decatur County Hospital Gift Shop. She served on the board of directors for the Decatur County Board of Health. She generously gave her time to the parish of St. Mary’s counting collection funds and providing funeral meals. She served as a girl’s youth softball coach and taught Bridge lessons at the Greensburg Senior Citizen Center. JoAnn was very active in her beloved P.E.O. sisterhood. JoAnn loved spending time with her family in St. Joseph, Michigan, golfing with the ladies at the Greensburg Country Club, and playing Bridge with her friends. She was an accomplished baker, and enjoyed nothing more than dancing with her husband, Doug.

JoAnn is survived by her husband, Douglas, her children, Jennifer (Peter) Huber, Brad (Amanda) Fry, Brooke (Travis) Owens and Kristen Fry; grandchildren Grace and Evan Huber, Lane, Trace and Jesse Fry, Bella Owens and Francesca and Alexandra Fry; sister Darlene Vicars, Lavonne (Tom) Moorman, Betty Lou Andres, Anthony (Micki) Gillman and Mary Ann Lehr; several nieces and nephews. She was proceeded in death by her parents Louis and Elizabeth Gillman and her niece, Bobbi Vicars.

Family and friends will gather at 3:30 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home to pray the rosary. Visitation will follow until 7:00 p.m. at the Porter-Oliger-Pearson Funeral Home in Greensburg. The family will also receive friends from 9:00 until 9:45 a.m. on Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Greensburg. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. Bill Ehalt officiating. Interment will be held in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Greensburg. Memorials may be made to the St. Mary’s Catholic Church or to Our Hospice of Southeastern Indiana.