JoAnn Van Velzel (nee Fugate), 79, of Middletown and longtime resident of Mt. Washington, died Feb. 4.

She is survived by children Steven (Jamesa), Mark (Andrea) and Andrea (Martin) Walsh, grandchildren Amanda (Doug) Bingaman, Morgan Van Velzel, Leah (Eric) Sharpe, Sean Walsh, Mitchell Walsh, Maria Scheidler, Michelle Scheidler and Lindsay (fiancé Matt Bohan) Scheidler, great-grandchildren Kelsey Sharpe and Ian Sharpe and sister Opal Fugate.
Van Velzel was preceded in death by husband Edward and sister Ella Mae Mays.

Visitation 2-4 p.m. Feb. 8 at E.C. Nurre Funeral Home in Amelia. Services 10 a.m. Feb. 9 at the funeral home.

Memorials to American Heart Association or Hospice of Middletown.