Joan Annette Jeffreys

Joan Annette (Wheeler) Jeffreys, age 85, of Rudyard, Michigan, died on November 1, 2017, in Mackinaw City, Michigan. She was born on June 9, 1932, in Chelsea, Michigan, to Robert Anthony and Jeanette Eva (Corbeil) Wheeler. Joan grew up in the Chelsea area. She attended and graduated from St. Thomas Catholic School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. She attended Cleary Business College in Ann Arbor. Her sister introduced her to Joseph Francis Jeffreys. She and Joseph were married on December 6, 1952, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Pinckney, Michigan, and the next day, he left for boot camp in the U. S. Army and was deployed to Korea. When Joseph completed his service, they made their home in Pinckney. Joan worked at MacPherson’s Bank in Howell, Michigan, until they started their family. In 1974, they moved to a farmhouse in Rudyard where their children completed school. Joan worked for the Rudyard-Pickford Coop Credit Union, retiring in 1997. Joan was a member of the St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church in Rudyard and the women’s group there. Joan enjoyed sewing and quilting. Joan is survived by her husband, Joseph Jeffreys of Rudyard; sons, Timothy (Brenda) Jeffreys of Rudyard, Andrew (Rachel) Jeffreys of Caledonia, Michigan, Christopher Jeffreys of Sault Ste. Marie, and John (Tammy) Jeffreys of Bellevue, Michigan; daughter, Amy (Mark) VanHaitsma of Falmouth, Michigan; grandchildren, Christopher (Laura) Jeffreys, Amanda Jeffreys, Joseph Jeffreys, Matthew Jeffreys, Joshua Jeffreys, Kyle (Hillary) Jeffreys, Emily Jeffreys, Jordan Hoolsema, Ked (Christie) Pomeroy, Nicolas Jeffreys, and Nathan Jeffreys; great-grandchildren, Aiden, Adelynn, Aidrick, Aiken, Asher, Autumn and Adalyn; and many nieces and nephews; sister, Sally (Don) Proctor of Knoxville, Tennessee; and sisters-in-law, Mary Jeffreys of Pinckney, and Coreta Jeffreys of Chelsea. Joan is preceded in death by her parents; and brothers-in-law, Jack Jeffreys and James Patrick Jeffreys. Visitation will be on Monday, November 6, 2017, from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. at R. Galer Funeral Home, 24549 S. M-129, in Pickford, Michigan. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Tuesday, November 7, 2017, at 10:00 A.M. at St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, 11509 W. H-40 in Rudyard. Burial will be at North Rudyard Catholic Cemetery. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.rgalerfuneralhome.com.

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Joan Annette Jeffreys

June 9, 1932 - November 1, 2017