LANCASTER—Joan E. Ames, age 75, of Lancaster, died Friday, Jan. 29, 2016 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Madison. 

Memorial services and burial will take place at a later date. Schwartz Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Lancaster is assisting the family. A Joan Ames Memorial Fund has been established. Online condolences: www.martinschwartzfuneralhomes.com.

For complete obit see the Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016 issue of the Grant County Herald Independent