Sharp, Jo Ellen Breese Obituary

Sharp, Jo Ellen Breese attended Horace Mann High School in Gary, IN. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Sharp, Jo Ellen Breese.

Graduation Year	Class of 1956
Date of Passing	Sep 29, 2008
About	Jo Ellen Breese, age 70 of Hobart, born and raised in Gary, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2008. She was a graduate of Horace Mann, class of 1956 and attended Indiana University. She went to work for the family business at Sharp Brothers Garage in Gary. In 1965 she and her husband Barney opened Republic Frame & Axle in Miller. She was past President and Secretary of the Hobart Township School Board. She was a former Hobart Precinct Committee member and served on the Hobart BZA. She was also past President and a member of the Miller Business Assn., and the Lake Station Bicentennial Committee. Jo Ellen loved spending time at the family cottage in Michigan. She was preceded in death by her husband Bernard V. "Barney" Breese in January, 1998, her parents, Charles and Bernice Sharp, her brother, Chuck Sharp, and her sister, Claire Michaels. Jo Ellen is survived by 1 son, Thomas C. (Holly) Breese; and 3 grandsons, Michael Rodino, Brian and Brent Breese, all of Hobart; brother, Tom (Ann) Sharp of Columbus, IN; brother-in-law, Allan (Phyllis) Breese of Streamwood, IL; and numerous nieces and nephews.