Josephine Fulton

JOSEPHINE H. "JO" FULTON

Iowa City

Josephine H. "Jo" Fulton, 92, lifetime resident of this area, died Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015, at Mercy Iowa City following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, with burial to follow at the Downey Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Jo's memory.

Online condolences may be sent for her family through the website of the funeral home at www.gayandciha.com.

Josephine Hazel Ball was born May 8, 1923, in rural Johnson County, Iowa, the daughter of John Edgar and Mary Estella (Austin) Ball. Jo married Charles F. "Chuck" Fulton on April 6, 1946, in Iowa City. She worked for University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for 32 years, retiring as super-visor of the EKG lab.

After retirement, Jo and Chuck worked at federal and state parks as gatekeepers through the United States. In her later years, Jo and her daughter started a craft business sewing American Girl doll clothes.

She was a member of Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, enjoying the Quilting Group and the Wednesday Ladies Lunch groups.

Jo loved the outdoors, camping and fishing with her family and tending to her garden and flowers. She enjoyed going to family reunions catching up with other family members, and was known for her excellent cooking and sewing skills!

Jo's family includes her two children, Sandra Jo Jirsa and Charles Fulton (Terri), both of Iowa City; grandchildren, Tiffani and Jason Fulton; sister, Dorothy Justice of Fort Worth, Texas; and numerous nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and eight sisters.