JoAnne Yvonne (Stahnke) Martin, 88, died on March 2, 2020. She moved with her parents and brother to Tempe, AZ where her father, Herbert Stahnke, became chair of the Zoology Department at ASU. He established the Poisonous Animals Research Laboratory in 1945. In the early 1970s Stahnke's laboratory was threatened with elimination when university administrators questioned the quality of his anti-venom and the role of public universities in providing this service, but the lab remained in operation until 1988. JoAnne went to nursing school at ASU, earning a Bachelor's of Science at a time when no four year nursing degrees existed, and she graduated summa cum laude. She so excelled in nursing that as a new graduate she was made charge nurse over a 30 patient floor. JoAnne was able to use her love of nursing as a way to finance medical schooling in St. Louis for her husband, Bill Martin. When her first of four children was born, she retired from nursing to become a full time mother and housewife. The family eventually moved to Red Bluff, CA where they raised their children. JoAnne is survived by four children, 12 grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Her husband, Bill, preceded her in death in 2016. In lieu of flowers, the family invites you to do something for someone who could use your help with their children or their health, or plant a flower to beautify a corner of the earth; or a memorial donation may be made to RBJUHSD and mailed to: Scholarships; Red Bluff Joint Union High School District; 1525 Douglas St.; Red Bluff, CA 96080 A celebration of life service will be held on Sunday, March 29 at 2:00 pm at Clarksburg Community Church. Please RSVP to kclark@frontiernet.net for address and details. (Source: Arizona Republic; Wikipedia)