Joanna Gardner

Joanna Gardner, 67, of Kankakee, passed away on Monday, April 21, 2025. She was born on November 17, 1957 in Kankakee, the daughter of James and Marjorie (Koranda) Timm. She married Charles P. Gardner on June 4, 1977 at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Bradley. Joanna was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kankakee. She was employed as a pharmacy technician, retail clerk, and meat wrapper. Joanna loved sewing, gardening, crafting, Hallmark movies, always staying busy, and helping others. Joanna was a wonderful cook and baker. Most of all, she loved her family, was so proud of her son and her granddaughters were the light of her life. She is survived by her son, Aaron (Brooke) Gardner of Kankakee; mother, Marjorie K. Timm of Bremerton, Washington; sisters, Rosemarie (Wendell) Moore of Belfair, Washington, Marianne (Bill) Stevenson of Kankakee, Linda Mariner of Seabeck, Washington; brother, James Timm of Nashville, Tennessee, brother-in-law, Rick Valley of Port Orchard, Washington; two granddaughters, Haven Gardner and Harlow Gardner; several nieces and nephews. Joanna was preceded in death by her husband, Charles P. Gardner, on September 19, 2021; father, James Timm; sister, Betty Valley. Visitation will be held Saturday, May 24, 2025 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Kankakee from 9 am to 11 am. with a service at 11 am officiated by Reverend Karl Koeppen. Burial will be at Irwin Cemetery. Memorials can be made to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Banner Committee or Uplifted Care of Kankakee County. “Missing someone is sadness wrapped in the blessing of having known them.” Anonymous Author