JoAnn BrookerVan Meter, IowaJoAnn Baldon Brooker, 81, daughter of William W. and Helen Baldon was born on Christmas day of 1935 at the family home in Adel Iowa. JoAnn passed away Wednesday, March 22, 2017 at the Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 AM Monday March 27 at Faith Lutheran Church in Adel with burial to follow at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery near Van Meter. Visitation will be from 1:00-5:00 PM Sunday March 21 at the McCalley Funeral Home in Adel where family will greet friends beginning at 3:00 PM. JoAnn graduated from Adel High School in 1953. She then married Kenneth Brooker on February 4, 1955. The couple had 2 sons, Rex and Jon. The family lived in Adel briefly early on, then moved to Van Meter in 1959 and has been there ever since. JoAnn was living in the family's home until her last days. JoAnn was preceded in death by her parents William W. and Helen Baldon, and her sisters Creta Ward, Barbara Nuzum, Betty Lallinger, and Dorothy York. She is survived by her brother Fred Baldon (Jo), son Rex (Susan Miller) of Knoxville, son Jon (Laura) of Urbandale, grandchildren Austin Brooker of Scottsdale, AZ, Michelle Brooker of Overland Park, KS, Bailey Brooker of Ames, and Molly Brooker of Ankeny.Online condolences may be left at www.mccalleyfuneralhome.comMemorial donations will be directed to Christ Lutheran Church of Adel.