Mrs. JoAnn Schramm

JoAnn Schramm, 83, Seneca, passed away peacefully on June 2 at the Prisma Health Cottingham Hospice House. JoAnn was born in Batesville, Indiana, and started her career in Indianapolis, Indiana. After working at a local bank, she worked part-time as a parish bookkeeper before joining the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and working there for 30 years in the accounting department. More than anything, JoAnn loved her family. She was a devoted wife to Fred for 60 years and absolutely loved being a “girl mom” to her four daughters. More than 17 years ago, she and Fred moved to South Carolina, where JoAnn loved stopping at produce stands and buying South Carolina peaches, growing vegetables, and tending to her flowers. Late into the evenings, she could be found weeding her flower gardens. She loved spending time with her grandchildren, and one of her biggest joys when they were children was making sure they had bait to go fishing in Lake Keowee and had trips to the store to get ice cream. She loved cooking for large groups of people – potato salad, deviled eggs and cole slaw she often made in bulk - but her heart was into baking at Christmas. She was known for making large Christmas cookie trays and handing them out to family and friends during the holiday. During college basketball and football seasons, she could be found rooting on the Purdue University teams – “Boiler up!”- was one of her favorite phrases. JoAnn is survived by her husband, Fred; her children, Susan (Kirt) Borcherts; Carla (Tim) Herron, Jennifer (Brett) Baldwin and Kimberly (Rob) Schramm; her grandchildren, Ben Herron, Ryan Herron, Allie Borcherts, Joe Borcherts, Madelyn Abbott, Daria Abbott; and her siblings, Judy (Frank) Blake and Robert Artmeier. She was preceded in death by her sister, Mary Lou Blessinger, and her parents, Norbert and Frances Artmeier. The Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated on Friday, June 19 at 9:30 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, 170 Bountyland Rd, Seneca, SC, where JoAnn and Fred were devoted members. Interment will immediately follow outside the church. Donations may be made to Oconee Habitat for Humanity, St. Paul’s Catholic Church, American Heart Association or the American Diabetes Association.

Mrs. JoAnn Schramm

October 25, 1942 - June 2, 2026