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Joanne Kathleen Gosha, 51, passed away peacefully at Season’s Hospice, September 7th, 2013, with her loving husband at her side. She had battled metastatic carcinoma since January, 2013. A Celebration of Life service will be held on Thursday, September 12, 2013 at 10:00 am at The Church of the Savior in Rochester, with Pastor Bob Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetary following the service. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 from 4:00pm to 7:00 pm in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home in Rochester, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Joanne was born on September 6th, 1962 in Rochester to Kenneth and Karen(Corkill) Smith. She was babtized on February 24th, 1963 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Rochester. She attended schools in Rochester and graduated from Mayo High School in 1982. While in high school, she worked part time at the Country Kitchen and the Ranch restaurants. In 1984, she started an in home daycare service which she ran for three years. On March 3, 1986, she married Richard Davidson in Chatfield, MN. He passed away on December 20, 1993. In December, 1994, she met Dave Gosha, and they were married on February 14, 1996, and have made their home in Rochester ever since. In 1988, she started her career with Hardee’s fast foods, and worked her way into management for the downtown and south stores. She continued with Hardee’s until resigning in 1994, when she pursued her passion for house cleaning, starting her own business. She maintained several clients over the years, and her clients became very close... |
