Joan Kampschroeder

A Memorial Mass for Joan T. (Skinner) Kampschroeder, 75, of Lawrence, will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, October 13, 2022 at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church.

Joan passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at her home, surrounded by her family.

Born on April 13, 1947, Joan was the daughter of Dr. John Thomas and Catherine Agnes (Luby) Skinner.

A 1965 graduate of St. Teresa’s Academy in Kansas City, Missouri, she attended and graduated with an Education Degree from the University of Kansas in 1969.  She taught for many years at the Giving Tree Preschool, St. John Catholic School, and Corpus Christi Catholic School.

Joan married Halley Kampschroeder on June 7, 1969 at Visitation Catholic Church in Kansas City, Missouri.

She is survived by her husband and their three daughters, Kristin (John) Kerrigan, Megan (Brit) Laurent, and Katy (John) True; grandchildren Owen and Conor Kerrigan, Elias and Halley Laurent, and Isaiah, Stella, Naomi, and Lucy True; her sister, Sharon Radovich; her brother-in-law, Robert Wynne; her sister-in-law, Sylvia Martin; and many nieces and nephews.  She will be profoundly missed by all of her family and many close friends.

Joan took great joy in watching her three daughters play sports in high school and college and, in time, cheering for her grandchildren in their many sporting activities.  She enjoyed traveling and spending time outdoors at Lakeview, just north of Lawrence.  Joan was a lifelong member of the KU Alumni Association, and she loved watching sports, especially the Jayhawks.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, James Richard Skinner and John Thomas Skinner; and a sister, Mary Catherine Wynne.

Joan’s family wishes to express gratitude to the doctors, nurses, and staff at Lawrence Memorial Hospital Oncology Center and the entire staff of Hospice – Visiting Nurses Association of Lawrence.

Memorial contributions may be made in Joan’s name to Corpus Christi Catholic School or to St. John’s Catholic School and may be sent in care of Warren-McElwain Mortuary, 120 W. 13 ^th Street, Lawrence, KS 66044.