JoAnne Packard Wittke

JoAnne Packard Wittke
“The Apple of her Daddy’s Eye”

JoAnne Packard Wittke, 79, died on Jan. 2, 2011 in Draper, Utah. She was born Nov. 1, 1931 in Boise, Idaho to Jesse Leonard Packard and Grace Chatterton Packard. She married Glen Harold Larson on Nov. 12, 1948, later divorced; married Jack Douglas Wittke in 1965, later divorced.

JoAnne was musically gifted. JoAnne shared her musical talents with everyone she knew. She grew up in Preston, Idaho and lived out her days in Salt Lake City, Utah. She worked for the State of Utah Department of Finance for 29 years.

She is survived by daughters, Brenda (David) Jones, Suellen (Larry) Henshaw, Shannon (Carl) Callahan, Todd (Nadine) Larson, Jesse (Lauree) Larson, Ruthy (Danny) Ogletree, 24 grandchildren and 52 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, infant son Chad Packard Larson and one granddaughter Amanda Ellis Jackoway.

Funeral Services will be Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011 at 11:00 am, at Mountain View Memorial 3115 East 7800 South, Cottonwood Heights, Utah. Family and friends may visit on Friday, Jan. 7, 2011 from 6-8 pm and one hour prior to services. Interment will be at Mountain View Memorial Cemetery.