Juanita Rae Ryno

1943 - 2022  (79 years)

• Name	Juanita Rae Ryno
  Birth	13 Jan 1943
  Gender	Female
  Death	27 Jan 2022
  Notes	Kalamazoo Gazette, Michigan, February 1, 2022 Juanita Westcott 1/13/1943 ? 1/27/2022 Bois Blanc Island, Michigan Juanita Rae (Ryno-Lohrberg) Westcott Juanita, called "Jonnie" by friends and family, passed away January 27, 2022 at her home on Bois Blanc Island. She was born January 13, 1943, in Allegan, MI to John B and June (Bassett) Ryno. John passed away about 6 months later and June remarried several years later to Lyman "Bruce" Lohrberg. All have passed on including a brother, Max Lynn Lohrberg. Juanita married William (Bill) Westcott, June 13, 1959 in Gobles, Michigan. They had 2 daughters, Diane (William) Akright of Bois Blanc Island, MI and Christine (Kenneth) Hasbrouck of Bois Blanc Island, MI. She was also blessed with 6 grandchildren, William "Tony" (Maki) Akright, Gainesville, GA; Kelli (Chad) Nuyen, Gobles, MI; Curtis (Natalia) Akright, Matagalpa, Nicaragua; Renea (Andrew) Goldman, Kalamazoo, MI; Jessica (Brian) Cadotte, Millbrook, AL and Jennifer Hasbrouck, Bois Blanc Island, MI as well as 13 great grandchildren. She leaves a sister, Bobette (James) Wilson of Allegan, MI and a sister-in-law, Diane (John) Anderson of Kalamazoo, MI, and Aunts, Alice Jean Westcott of Kendall, MI, and Louella Westcott of Haines City, FL. There were several nieces and nephews, but 5 special ones, Judith (Michael) Ludy of Burbank, CA, Kyle Lohrberg of Ypsilanti, MI, Jamie (Michelle) Wilson, Kalamazoo, MI. Many cousins and many, many friends. Jonnie and Bill worked a farm in Kendall, MI raising beef cattle, hogs and grain for over 30 years and also ran a sawmill on Bois Blanc Island many years. They retired to Bois Blanc Island as full-time residents in September 2001 after selling the farm. Bill preceded her in death on August 30, 2011. She was a member of The Church of the Transfiguration (Episcopal) on Bois Blanc Island. Her interests included, cooking, playing cards, gardening, making candles and she was an avid reader. She considered herself and her life very blessed. No services are scheduled at this time. A celebration of life will be planned this summer on Bois Blanc Island. Nordman-Christian Funeral Home.
  Person ID	I350	21B Allen Bassett of St. Joseph County, Indiana
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	John Boyce Ryno,   b. 1908   d. 1943 (Age 35 years)
  Mother	Faitha June Bassett,   b. 2 Jun 1919, Michigan d. 5 Jun 1991, Gobles, Van Buren County, Michigan (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart