Joanne Carolyn (DeLong) (Hanns) Sutton
Biography
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Name at Birth Joanne Carolyn DeLong
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Date of Birth December 12, 1928
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Place of Birth Lafayette, IN
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Date of Death July 26, 2020
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Place of Death Cumberland Pointe Health Campus, (2017-2020)
West Lafayette, IN
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Place of Burial Tippecanoe Memory Gardens, West Lafayette, IN
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Burial Notice Joanne Carolyn (DeLong) Sutton, 1928-2020
Parents
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Father’s Name Alman Jennings DeLong, 1898-1942
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Mother’s Name Florence Edith DeLong, 1887-1970
Spouse
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First Husband’s Name Alpha Merle Hanns, 1923-2005
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First Husband’s 1st Wife Joanne Carolyn (DeLong) Hanns (divorced)
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First Husband’s 2nd Wife Patricia Joan (Smith) Hanns, 1934-2023, (divorced)
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Second Husband’s Name Jack Rowe Sutton
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Married Family Name Jack and Joanne (DeLong) Sutton Family
Children by First Marriage
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Daughter’s Name Anita Marie Hanns (died in infancy)
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Daughter’s Name Anita Louise (Hanns) Robertson
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Daughter’s Name Susan Paulette (Hanns) Rodman
Children by Second Marriage
- Son’s Name Jeffrey Craig Sutton
Personal History
Joanne grew up in the West Lafayette area and was a 1946 graduate of West Lafayette High School.
Joanne married Merle Alpha Hanns, and they later divorced.
Joanne worked for many years as a waitress for Sarge Biltz and Solly’s Restaurant in Reynolds. She also was an Avon representative and along with her late husband used to own Monticello Traveland in the 1970’s.
She enjoyed volunteering for the Lafayette Home Hospital Auxiliary as a “pink lady” and was Gift Cart Chairman for many years. She was awarded in 1992 the Community Volunteer Award by Greater Lafayette Volunteer Bureau, Inc.
She loved square dancing, scrabble, euchre, and mushrooming with her best friend, Bernice Gouty.
She enjoyed her huge garden along with fishing, camping, and traveling. Joanne and her husband truly loved to pull their 5th wheel with Jack’s big Ford Dually to Lake Rousseau RV Resort in Crystal River, FL where they spent many winters.
Joanne was a very caring wife, mother and grandmother who loved her family and kitty cats dearly.
Photos
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