Joanne Margaret Yates (née Fleischmann)
Joanne Margaret Yates (née Fleischmann) passed away peacefully at Mercy South Hospital on July 13, 2024, at the age of 85. She was born in St. Louis, MO on August 23, 1938.
Joanne was a retired Southwestern Bell (22 years) employee. She was President of the Durant Life Member Council Pioneers and involved in many volunteer projects, (i.e. organizing of painting maps of the United States on school playgrounds and distributing dictionaries to the students, supplied goodie bags and organized bingo for Veterans at VA Hospitals, Special Olympics). Joanne also was Treasurer and volunteered in the Pioneer Shoppe Employee Store for 20 plus years and was involved in the restoration of a building built in 1896, which is now the home of the Bell Telephone Museum in Jefferson Barracks.
She also loved to quilt and was involved with the St. Louis Women’s Bowling Association for many years.
Joanne is preceded in death by her husband Thomas Yates, mother Lucille Fleishmann, sister Lucy Jakubec, sister Mary Faulstich, brothers Frank and Edward Fleischmann, and her granddaughter Robyn Wynn.
She will be lovingly remembered by her daughter Cindi (Richard) Tate, brother-in-law Albert Jakubec, grandson Rick Schneider Jr, granddaughter Abbey Tate, grandson-in-law Kenny Wynn, great-grandsons Jordan & Ashton Wynn and Brady Schneider, nephews Ken (Martha) and Scott Fleischmann, John (Kim) and Mike (April) Jakubec, and John (Mary) Faulstich, nieces Kathy Jakubec, Sandy (Shane) Harris, and Barb (Steve) Tentis, and special friends Pat Brown and Mary Dawkins.
Beloved great-aunt and friend to many.
The funeral service will be held at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery on August 9, 2024 at 10:15 am. She will be placed in the wall facing the river with Thomas.
Donations in lieu of flowers are requested for the following charities:
She was a special person that I knew for 40 years. We worked together at the phone company and most important had fun bowling together for years. She was sometimes hard to get along with..but she loved me and most of all she loved her family. I know most of all, she loved her daughter. It was always hard for her to express her feelings, but Cindi always did what she needed to to take care of Joanne. Cindi’s many friends were always there for support and helped her whenever the need was there.
Love her! I will miss my forever friend!
I met JoAnn when I was 18 and she always told everyone that she taught me everything I know. So, when I messed up, it was her fault!
Joanne was my beloved half sister and friend! I enjoyed visiting her home in St Louis, where she always encouraged me to stay as long as I wanted ❤️. I also met my half brother, Frank Fleischmann Jr, while visiting Joanne! He was our dad’s first born son and I am his (Dad’s) youngest son. May GOD bless and comfort you all: Joanne Yates Fleischmann’s family and friends 🧡