JoAnn Nichols Bruno

JoAnn Nichols Bruno died peacefully on Saturday, July 10, 2021 after several years of declining health. She reared five children in Oberlin, was a graduate of Oberlin College and earned a master's in counseling from Xavier University. Her interests included gardening, reading, creative projects and watching sports. Born in Cincinnati in 1934, she kept close ties to southwestern Ohio, especially her sister's cedar log house in the woods that she helped landscape with hillsides of daffodils and daylilies. A resourceful and devoted mother, grandmother, sister and friend, JoAnn is survived by her sister, Darlene Nichols of Cincinnati; children, Larry (Anne) of Medina, Lorrie Chmura (Ted) of Oberlin, Mary Beth Lewis (Clayton) of Michigan, David (Sylvia) of New York and Michael of Columbus; cousins; beloved grandchildren and an ever-expanding slew of great-grandchildren. Interment will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Cincinnati. Donations in her memory can be made to the Friends of the Oberlin Public Library-Garden Fund. Arrangements are under the direction of the Dovin and Reber Jones Funeral & Cremation Center and online condolences may be left for the family at www.dovinreberjones.com