Obituary: Joanne Jean Mosher Meade Aug. 8, 1930 – Feb. 23, 2016 / Robert Eugene Meade May 11, 1930 – April 14, 2021
Robert Eugene Meade May 11, 1930 – April 14, 2021
Joanne Mosher was born in Milton Michigan and grew up on a farm in South Bend, Indiana. She played viola in the South Bend Symphony, graduated from Mishawaka High School, and worked at a clothing boutique. She realized she wanted more out of life than hanging out with friends, going to dances and having fun on the beach. She obtained her private pilot license at the age of eighteen and received a scholarship to The Art Institute of Chicago. After moving to Chicago to attend the Art Institute, she stayed with a family and worked to support herself. Her education was interrupted for a brief period of time to care for her mother.