Joann Weiskopff

JoAnn Weiskopff, 75, of Mansfield, passed away on the evening of 23 July 2024 while surrounded by her family.

She was born on 13 January 1949 in Butte Montana to Robert and Catherine (Patt) Miller.  JoAnn Graduated from Mansfield University with a Bachelors and Masters in Elementary Education.  She also taught 6th and 4th grade at Galeton Elementary School.

Her true passion was in her morgan horses where she had won several awards and honors, over her lifetime, for both riding and driving. She also loved to garden, read, and hold get togethers for friends and family, especially for holidays like Halloween and Christmas. JoAnn was well traveled both within the US and Internationally having visited the mid-west as well as parts of Europe.

She was a faithful member of Holy Child Church where she sang in the choir. She was also previously an active member of over 40 years at the Wellsboro Riding Club.

She is survived by her husband of 52 years, James L. Weiskopff, whom she met after a close encounter with a milk carton on MU’s Campus.

Left to remember her are her two sons, Robert (Amanda) Weiskopff and Michael (Cindy) Weiskopff, and her four grandchildren.

JoAnn is the oldest of seven and is survived by her siblings John Miller, Daniel (Barb) Miller, Paula (David) Housenecht, Sue Miller, and William Miller and a deceased brother Robert Miller.

She will be missed by all her friends in the local, church, school, and horse communities.

Friends and family are invited to pay tribute to JoAnn’s life from 6:00 to 8:00pm Sunday July 28, 2024, at the Tussey-Mosher Funeral Home 139 Main Street Wellsboro.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, July 29, 2024, at 10:00 am, at the Holy Child Catholic Church, 242 S. Main St., Mansfield, PA.  Burial will be in St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery, Wellsboro.