Joanna Claire Shinkle Nicklin
Joanna Claire Shinkle Nicklin was born October 30, 1934 and died June 8, 2023. She was born in Kansas City and was the oldest child of Willard Elwin Shinkle and Maymie Rebecca Katherine Crissman. She has two younger sisters Helen Virginia Ashmore and Mary Rebecca Langley (deceased). She loved music and played the piano all her life. After receiving her BS In Nutrition from Ohio Wesleyan, she married her high school sweetheart, Maurice (Nick) Edward Nicklin Jr (deceased). They met when they were thirteen years old and graduated together from Southwest High School in Kansas City, MO. He made her laugh with his ongoing puns, shared his love of classic cars and she helped him appreciate good food and broadway shows. They were a happy and hardworking team for 63 years. During their marriage they lived in Missouri, Illinois (twice), Tennessee, Minnesota, Michigan(twice) Kansas (twice), Iowa and Nebraska. She was a loving, wonderful and devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and was active in her community by mentoring adults in the I CAN READ program. She loved the gospel of Jesus Christ and found joy in often attending the LDS temple. She was the most happy serving others and spending time with her family.
She leaves behind, her four children, John Maurice Nicklin (Amy Elizabeth O’Connell) Kathleen Carol Richardson ( Michael O’Brien Richardson) Rebecca Jo Frazier (Jon Scott Frazier) and Joni Lynne Garrett (Laury Reed Garrett), her fifteen grandchildren Janeil Mills, Lara Douglas, Benjamin Nicklin, Joshua Nicklin, Anna Nicklin, Grant Nicklin, Reed Garrett, Blake Garrett, Alexandra Phillips, Tanner Garrett, Rachel Frazier, Carly Miller, Jenna Segundo, Shane Frazier, Cassie Dorsey and her twenty-two great grandchildren Jackson Mills, Tucker Morgan, Stephen Douglas, Bentley Douglas, Tenley Nicklin, Lexi Nicklin, Benson Nicklin, Sage Garrett, Rivers Garrett, Marley Garrett, Sam Garrett, Garner Garrett, Roy Garrett, Zelda Garrett, Halle Miller, Eliza Jo Miller, Riley Miller, Jack Miller, Rafael Segundo, Theo Segundo, Salem Claire Segundo, Liv Dorsey. She also leaves behind her sister Helen Virginia Ashmore, niece Robin Ashmore Guin and nephew Joel Ashmore.
We all feel overwhelmed with how lucky we were that she was and is ours. She was truly the best human.
Funeral services will be held in the chapel at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints located at 10445 Clayton Rd Frontenac, MO 63131 on June 25 at 3:00 pm.
What a beautiful tribute to a wonderful woman! We are blessed to have known her.
We love this family!
A better person than Joanna would be hard to come by. She always offered a winning smile, a soft touch, a warm thought, a helpful hand, and genuine love. She taught me so much by her example. I will always carry her in my heart. <<>> to you all. Remembering the good times …
Although your Mother may have left for a brief period of time, she waits for you and will run to you on the other side when you pass over and the reunion will be sweet and will be forever thanks to Jesus Christ and God the Father. Hold on to those memories you had on earth and get ready to make memories for eternity. Families are forever and your sweet Mother and her kindness and legacy will be a hallmark of your family and what you stood for – the gospel of Jesus Christ.
Jim Nowa
Mom-
You gave me so much- you taught me about Jesus Christ, helped me navigate an understanding of life in happy ways, encouraged me to find hope for when times were difficult and imparted such wise counsel for all circumstances. I will miss you every day and I will love you forever.
See ya later ❤️
Rebecca
OH!! What a beautiful lovely lady I had the pleasure getting to know and take of her captivating smile 😊 her personality sweet but also strong willed in faith and what she wants I have taken care of many others in my life and only a few touches your heart ❤️ as Joanna did mine and I will carry her Lovely Spirit with me the rest of my life rest in peace Joanna until we meet again 🕊️🕊️😘
I didn’t know Joanna for a long time. We met later in life. I so enjoyed the time we had talking at church. There was peace, a light that radiated from Joanna. Reading now about her life I am humbled. From this amazing woman came this beautiful legacy of life! It is such a blessing to know God’s plan for us. She is reunited with her husband together with her love ones for eternity.
Joanna is my mother-in-law and none of the jokes apply! She was the best 2nd mom anyone could ever have. She always had on hand my favorite ice cream. She could see through darkness and find light! She loved big and even in her final days she was refined and kind! I will miss her and am grateful that families are forever and that she is part of mine.
Joanna was such a sweetheart. She and Nick were always so kind to me. As a Relief Society Presidency, we often met at Joanna’s home. She was so welcoming and was such a joy to be around. Lots of love and comfort to Joanna’s family and friends. Gwen Knight Moitzfield
Joanna was very special to me. When I decided to first come back to church a few years ago, after a long hiatus, Joanna always looked out for me before Sacrament. I would stand at the entry door looking around, not knowing anyone, and she would rush to me and usher me to a seat next to her. She gave me a historical book on the Missouri Saints and called me to ask questions about ward activities. She made me feel welcome and a part of things when I needed it most. I never stopped sitting next to her on that last row of pews in the church. I miss her.
Joanna is my mother-in-law, but I have known her since I was 14. She made me feel like a part of the family in small and simple ways from the beginning when I was just a teenager and best friends with Rebecca, her daughter. I remember her asking me what my favorite pie was and then baking it. No one had ever done anything like that for me. It never bothered her that I was there almost all the time when they lived in Chicago and that I would come for Christmas when they moved away. I always felt at home.I don’t know if she realized how much having their home as my second home meant. She was always there at important times, from John and my wedding, to our children’s baptisms and weddings. She would come visit regularly and taught me how to start dinner early in the day, take my toddlers for walks, helped get me ready for each of my babies, and always was offering to help. She always welcomed us with smiles and hugs when we would visit their home, wherever they lived. She was a wonderful example to me always, of service, dedication to the gospel of Jesus Christ, serving in the temple and loving family. She would call to check in on whatever was going on with her grandchildren. Singing with her at the piano was always a part of every visit and something I will greatly miss. She was an inspired mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother and was always thinking of the needs of her family. I will always miss her till we meet again.