Mary Jo (Kelly) Joerndt was born to Stephen and Elizabeth (McKeown) Kelly in Chicago where she grew up and attended schools. On October 10th 1953 she married husband Donald J. Joerndt and moved to Salem where they lived together with their five children until Donald's death in 1985.
She was the owner and operator of Joerndt's Log House in Salem, and was very active in her community. She was a member of the St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, the Silver Lake Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, the Silver Lake Rescue Squad, Lakeland Little League, and others.
See a copy of her obituary for more details at Mary J Joerndt: Obituary
I want to build a place where my son can meet his great-grandparents. My grandmother Marian Joyce (Benning) Kroetch always wanted to meet her great-grandchildren, but she died just a handful of years before my son's birth.
So while she didn't have the opportunity to meet him, at least he will be able to know her.
For more information about what we're building see About AncientFaces. For information on the folks who build and support the community see Daniel - Founder & Creator. My father's side is full blood Sicilian and my mother's side is a combination of Welsh, Scottish, German and a few other European cultures. One of my more colorful (ahem black sheep) family members came over on the Mayflower. He was among the first to be hanged in the New World for a criminal offense he made while onboard the ship.