JoAnn Mary (Cloeren) Raeder, 89, died March 25 at the home of her daughter and son-in-law Paula and Joseph Rodgers in Laurel, Maryland.
Born in 1933 in Philadelphia, PA, she was the daughter of Joseph J. Cloeren and Eleanora (Devlin) Cloeren. JoAnn was married for 47 years to John Paul Raeder, Sr., who died in 1999. She grew up in the Brookland neighborhood of Washington, DC, and was a 1951 graduate of St. Anthony’s Catholic High School. After her marriage in 1952, she lived in Hyattsville, Greenbelt and Laurel, Maryland. Until her retirement in 2008 JoAnn was a longtime employee of the Acquisitions Department of McKeldin Library, University of Maryland at College Park.
JoAnn is survived by children and children-in-law Joseph L. Raeder, Sr. and Lisa Gallant; David J. Raeder and Cathy (Curry) Raeder; John P. Raeder, Jr. and Cathy (Thompson) Raeder; Paula L. (Raeder) Rodgers and Joseph Rodgers; Maureen Raeder Weiss and Jeff Weiss; Matthew F. Raeder and Karen (Crosby) Raeder; and niece Cathy Racow.
Grandchildren John “Trey” Raeder III, Joseph Raeder, Jr., Jennifer Craig, Joshua Raeder, Justin Raeder, Sara McClellan, Kristen Rodgers, Jackie Pierce, Jacob Raeder, Katie Weiss, Max Raeder, Luke Weiss, Daniel Raeder, Emma Weiss, William Rodgers, Jonathan Raeder, Adam Raeder, Paul Raeder. Great Grandchildren Caitlin Brewer, Michael Brewer, Peyton Raeder, Alli Simpkins, Hannah Raeder, Ethan Raeder, Connor Raeder, Abby McClellan, Ava Raeder, Olivia McClellan, Ryan Pierce, Eva Raeder, Brea Weiss, Lilli Pierce, Henry Craig, Owen Pierce. JoAnn was preceded in death by her brother, James M. Cloeren.
A funeral mass will be said on Saturday, April 2, at 1:00 p.m., at the Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church, 8402 Brock Bridge Road, Laurel, MD 20724. Relatives and friends are welcome to visit with the family on Friday, April 1, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Donaldson’s Funeral Home, 313 Talbott Ave. & MD Rt. 198 Laurel, MD 20707.
Memorial contributions may be made in honor of JoAnn Raeder to Hospice of the Chesapeake, John & Cathy Belcher Campus, 90 Ritchie Highway Pasadena, MD 21122.
Donaldson Funeral Home, P.A.
Donaldson Funeral Home, P.A.
Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church
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