Joanne M. Kirchgessner

Joanne M. Kirchgessner, 88, of Lancaster, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 24, 2026. She was the beloved wife of the late Kenneth C. Kirchgessner, Sr., who died in 2022.

Born in Lancaster in 1938, she was a daughter of the late Harry Sener and raised by Robert Wakefield and Helen (Bloom) Wakefield.

Joanne was employed with Turnmatic Screw for 25 years as a quality control inspector. Outside of work, she enjoyed boating, fishing, crabbing at Bush River; Spending time at her beach house in Tall Pines, DE; and doing yard work and tending her flowers at home.

She is survived by her children, Tina Wentzel (Tom); Kathy Kirchgessner (Greg Valentine); Kenneth Kirchgessner, Jr. (Stacey); Christine Bowers; 10 grandchildren; numerous great and great-great grandchildren; her brother, Robert Wakefield, Jr.; and lifelong friend, Warren Heistand. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Linda Harnish, Jackie Carr, and Harriet Sener.

Relatives and friends will be received by her family on Saturday, May 9, 2026 in the Charles F. Snyder, III Funeral Home and Crematory, 2421 Willow Street Pk., Willow Street after 10:00 a.m., where her memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow in Greenwood Cemetery, Lancaster.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in memory of Joanne may be made to the American Cancer Society.