Jo Carol Herrmann was born March 18, 1952, in Pittsburg, Kansas, and died October 28, 2024, in Wichita, Kansas.  She married Gary Herrmann in Arma, Kansas, on August 31, 1974.

 

Jo received her sonographer certificate and began working at Mercy Hospital in Fort Scott, Kansas in 1975 and continued there until 2001.  She then joined Mt. Carmel Hospital in Pittsburg, Kansas, and worked there as a sonographer until her retirement in 2018.  Even after retirement, Jo retained her sonographer certifications continuously until her death, which allowed her to volunteer her services and extraordinary abilities at the Vie Medical Clinic in Pittsburg.

 

Jo was fiercely loyal and a social butterfly, allowing her to have and maintain innumerable friendships throughout her life.  Her zest for life led her to be active in the community and she volunteered in numerous civic, community, and alumni organizations.  Jo was also a lifelong camper and card player.  Her true passion, however, was attending and cheering for her children, and then her grandchildren, during their athletic and academic activities.

 

Jo is survived by her husband of 50 years, Gary; her two children Shelley Cooley (Joe Cooley) and Garth Herrmann (Kieu Nguyen); her five grandchildren Dylan and Brody Cooley, and Ty, Evie and Ian Herrmann; and her two brothers John Clarkson and Jamie Clarkson (Bev Clarkson).

 

Jo was a very special person, and her hugs and smiles will be greatly missed.

 

A visitation for Jo will be held at the Cheney Witt Funeral Chapel, in Fort Scott, Kansas, on Tuesday, November 5, from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M.

The funeral service will be held at Countryside Christian Church in Pittsburg, Kansas, on Wednesday, November 6, beginning at 11:00 A.M., followed by a private burial in Blue Mound, Kansas.

Donations in honor of Jo may be made to the Vie Medical Clinic or to the Arma-Northeast Alumni Association and left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701.