Joanne Ruth McCreey Telkamp
March 6, 1929 - December 14, 2025
Joanne Ruth McCreey Telkamp passed away peacefully at home December 14, 2025
at the age of 96, holding the hands of her children.
Born in Ohio, after graduating from Business School, she relocated for a job
at the Pentagon where she met her husband, Lee Telkamp. As a Navy wife, she
traveled for a number of years, finally settling in Central Florida. Joanne
was a graduate of Rollins College and retired from Seminole Community
College as the Director of Finance. She was a member of the Central Florida
Genealogical Society for many years and documented the family history back
to the late 1700's.
She was a devoted mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great great
grandmother with a kind, loving presence to all who knew her. She was
preceded in death by her sons, Michael Telkamp and Donald Telkamp. Joanne is
survived by her daughters, Christine Buehler and Bonita (Bonnie) Teymouri,
sons Patrick Telkamp, William (Bill) Telkamp and Timothy (Tim) Telkamp, and
many, many (60+) descendants.
Joanne will be remembered for her compassion, strength, and unwavering
dedication to her family. Her memory will live on in the hearts of those who
loved her. She will be deeply missed.
There will be a local private memorial service in January followed by
interment at a later date in Dover, Ohio. She specifically requested that
no one wear black.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Hospice of
the Comforter Inc dba AdventHealth Hospice Care Central Florida at
https://give.adventhealth.com/give/443568/#!/donation/checkout
<https://give.adventhealth.com/give/443568/> or to Dolly Partin's
Imagination Library at https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/
