JoAnn Marie (Franco) Benchot, age 80 passed away Monday, September 8, 2025, at The Village of St. Edward of Green, Akron, Ohio.

JoAnn was born June 21, 1945 in Niles, Ohio to James and Pauline (Graser) Franco. She went to Pittsburg Avenue School, Parkview School and graduated from Wooster High School. She was a lifetime member of St. Mary's Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Wooster, Ohio.

JoAnn was a true and dedicated volunteer. She belonged to the Lamplighter Italian Club Auxiliary, the American Legion Ladies Auxiliary, VFW Ladies Auxiliary and the Wooster Grange. She loved helping people, and enjoyed bingo, music and dancing.

JoAnn was preceded in death by her parents, James and Pauline (Graser) Franco, brothers James Nicholas Franco and Edward William Franco.

JoAnn is survived by her sister and brother-in-law Bonnie (Bud) Workman, Canton and brother Fred A. Franco, New Philadelphia. Nieces and nephews, Bonnie (Tom) DeMarsh, Canton, Chip (Sue) Workman, Canal Fulton, April (Keith) Lewis, Louisville, Danyell (Brad) Fields, Gnadenhutten, and thirteen nephews and nieces, four great nephews.

The family would like to thank the caregivers and staff at St. Edward of Green and Hospice for their kind and loving care.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated, SATURDAY, September 13, 2025, 11:00am at St. Mary's Immaculate Conception Church, 527 Beall Ave, Wooster, OH. Viewing 9:30am to 10:50am, prior to the mass. Interment to follow at Sherwood Memorial Gardens, 7067 Cleveland Rd., Wooster, OH. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mary's Immaculate Conception Church, PO Box 109, Wooster, OH 44691 in her memory.

St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception
PO Box 109, Wooster OH 44691