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Joanne Kreinbihl Obituary

Joanne Louise Bishop Kreinbihl

May 14, 1936 - Sep 24, 2023

Clearwater, FL

Joanne Louise Bishop Kreinbihl, 87, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023.

Joanne was born May 14, 1936, in Norwalk, the only child of Porter G. Bishop and Minnie L. Blackert Bishop. She graduated from Norwalk High School in 1954 and Capital University in 1958 with a degree in Elementary Education. One weekend later, she married the love of her life, John "Jack" L. Kreinbihl, also from Norwalk, at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. They were married for almost 52 years when Jack passed away in 2010.

Joanne's teaching career included teaching high school in Norwalk, founding and directing a church preschool in Avon Lake, and teaching elementary school on Guam and in Ohio and Florida. After retiring in 1991, Joanne and Jack moved to Branford and then Bell, Florida.

Since 2020, Joanne has lived with her daughter and son-in-law. Throughout her illness, by the grace of God, she never forgot her children or grandchildren and was beloved by her caregivers for her kindness and sense of humor, which she never lost.

Joanne had a life-long relationship with and love of God. She was raised in the Lutheran Church and served as an elder, clerk of session, Sunday School teacher, and Vacation Bible School Director in the Presbyterian Church. Joanne's generous spirit garnered her many friends through the church, in the schools in which she taught, through her community service in the local library, and as a member of PEO Sisterhood for 51 years. Joanne was wholeheartedly devoted to her family and was a loyal and trusted friend to many.

Joanne is survived by three children and their spouses, George Kreinbihl (Roberta), Dawn Kreinbihl Conti (Kevin), and John Kreinbihl (Patty); and eight grandchildren, Robert Kreinbihl, Emily Conti, Matthew Kreinbihl, Kate Conti, Joanne M. Kreinbihl, Helen Kreinbihl, Isabella "Bella" Kreinbihl, and Jack E. Kreinbihl.

A service celebrating Joanne's life and Witness to the Resurrection will be 4 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023, at Trinity Presbyterian Church - Clearwater.

Donations in her honor may be made to The Dementia Society of America, P.O. Box 600, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 18901, or Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2001 Rainbow Drive, Clearwater, Florida, 33756.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Norwalk Reflector on Oct. 2, 2023.

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Leslie Levan

October 2, 2023

Your family is in our thoughts and prayers. Aunt Joanne was one special lady and she will be missed. Mom (Lois Levan) will be glad for her company. They are both angels looking down on us all.

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