JOHANNA  KISSELL

MUSCATINE, Iowa – Johanna ‘Jo’ Marie Kissell, 81, of Muscatine, passed away on Sunday, April 26, 2026, at Lutheran Living Senior Campus.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at the Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home.  Pastor Darryl Erickson will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be the grandchildren.

Visitation will be held from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2026, at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the family, in care of Jennifer Howell.  Online condolences may be made at www.wittichfuneralhome.com. 

Jo was born on September 12, 1944, in Waterloo, Iowa, the daughter of Albert and Viola Prange Guetzlaff. She married Gary P. Kissell on August 12, 1967, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He preceded her in death on March 8, 2023.

She was a member of the Grandview Community Bible Church and enjoyed reading, knitting, crocheting, crafting, and spending time with her grandchildren.

Jo will be deeply missed by her three children, Jennifer Howell and husband, Chris, of Muscatine, Paul Kissell and wife, Melissa, of Muscatine, and son, Luke Kissell and wife, Julie, of Letts; seven grandchildren, Owen Howell, Halle Kissell, Drew Kissell, Ellah Kissell, McKenzie Kissell, Hannah Kissell, and Grace Kissell; and two siblings, Albert Guetzlaff and wife, Sharon, and Karl Guetzlaff and wife, Bonnie.

She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; and grandson, Mason Kissell.