Jo Ann Edwards's obituary , Passed away on May 16, 2026 in Topeka, Kansas

Jo Ann Edwards

April 24, 1931 - May 16, 2026 (95 years old)

Topeka, Kansas

Jo Ann Edwards's obituary , Passed away on May 16, 2026 in Topeka, Kansas

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Jo Ann Edwards

April 24, 1931 - May 16, 2026 (95 years old)

Topeka, Kansas

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Jo Ann Edwards Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Jo Ann Edwards of Topeka, Kansas, who passed away at the age of 95, on May 16, 2026. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid Jo Ann farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Jo Ann is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

She was predeceased by: her parents, George Jansen and Bertha Jansen; her husband Ken Edwards; her siblings, Clinton Jansen, Warren Jansen, Dorothy Stanley and Betty Hamm; and her son Craig Edwards.

She is survived by: her children, Jill Wildprett (Bill) of Gig Harbor, Washington and Jeff Edwards (Sheryl) of Topeka; and her daughter-in-law Lydia Edwards of Richmond, Virginia. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Memorial contributions may be made to Midland Hospice Care, 200 SW Frazier Cir, Topeka, KS 66606.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Dove Cremations & Funerals, Southwest Chapel



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