Joanne Margaret Lawrence, 89, formerly of North Platte, passed away Feb. 12, 2018, at her home in Cibolo, Texas.

Joanne was born in Omaha, on Nov. 13, 1928, to Max and Josephine Rich.

She married James Sanford Lawrence in 1949 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and they were blessed with five children. They moved to North Platte in 1969 where Joanne had various jobs over the years.

Joanne and Jim were later divorced and Joanne moved to San Antonio, Texas in 1994. Joanne returned to North Platte in 2011 where she lived until 2015. At that time, she moved to Cibolo, to live with her daughter and son-in-law who took amazing care of her until her death. Joanne was very active with her family, friends and church.

Joanne was preceded in death by her parents and son, David Lynn Lawrence.

She is survived by her children, James K. Lawrence of Bellevue, Tim (Shirley) Lawrence of Lonoke, Arkansas, Mark (Mona) Lawrence of North Platte, and Kathy (Rick) Gold of Cibolo; her brother, James Baudo of Omaha; 11 grandchildren, Kimber (Amy) Lawrence, Victoria (Chris) Burroughs, Bryan (Rena) Lawrence, Amy (CW) Schonemann, David (Dustia) Lawrence, Devon Griffiths, Danial (Jessica) Lawrence, Derek Larson, Joshua Hedgepeth, Whitney (Brad) Schunek, and Christopher Hedgepeth; 21 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and her beloved pet, Sparky.

Cremation was chosen. A family celebration of life service will be at a later date.