JoAnn “Jody” Weiner, 86, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. Funeral services were held Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, at The Louis Memorial Chapel, with burial at Mount Carmel Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Kip Weiner AIDS Education Fund in care of the JCRB.
JoAnn was born Sept. 21, 1933, in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of A.J. and Mildred (Kaufman) Granoff and was a lifelong area resident.
JoAnn was a member of Congregation Beth Torah and Congregation Beth Shalom, where she was also a member of its Sisterhood.
She was extremely active in clubbing, but not limited to Brandeis University Women’s Club, Hadassah, ORT, WD 40 and Stephens Club, volunteered at Truman Medical Center and was an advocate and educator for AIDS.
JoAnn was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Norman Weiner in 1989; son Kip Weiner in 1993; and her brother Loeb Granoff in 2015.
She is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law, Cindy and Jack Garfinkle, Overland Park, and Wendy and Eddie Tapper, Kansas City, Missouri; grandchildren, Ashley Tabata (Brad), Jeffrey Garfinkle (Yael) and Noah Garfinkle; and great-grandchildren, Kal Tabata, Kiptyn Tabata and Avi Garfinkle.
JoAnn’s life was her children and grandchildren. She was a devoted mother and grandmother.
Online condolences may be shared at louismemorialchapel.com.
Arrangements by The Louis Memorial Chapel, 816-361-5211.