Jo-Ann "Sammi" Skowronski

Prospect – Jo-Ann "Sammi" (Misbach) Skowronski, age 82, of Prospect passed
away peacefully at Yale New Haven Hospital on September 7, 2026.
Jo-Ann was born December 10, 1943 in New Haven daughter of the
late Charles and Ethel (Gundy) Misbach.. She grew up in West Haven
and often spoke fondly of her school years at Saint Lawrence and
Sacred Heart Academy. She completed her education with nursing
school at St Joseph’s college in Standish ME
She was a Registered Nurse retiring after working for many years as
an Inspector with the State of Connecticut Department of Health and
was a communicant of St. Anthony Roman Catholic Church in
Prospect. She enjoyed knitting and crocheting and loved animals.
She lived in Prospect for close to 60 years and was an active member
of the community as a member of the Prospect Women’s Club and the
Prospect Library book club for many years. She was also
affectionately known by the Foley and Neidt family as Crazy Aunt Jo-
Anne and bore that name with pride.
Jo-Ann was predeceased by her beloved husband Raymond with
whom she spent many weekends and vacations at their chalet in
Wilmington, VT
Jo-Ann is survived by her sister: Emily Frantz of Hamden and her
dear friends: Colleen Neidt and her husband Scott, Jill Short and her
husband Mike, Tracy and Daniel Cafasso and Ron Foley.
Visitation will be held at the Corona Family – Community Funeral
Home on Friday, September 25, 2026 from 11 am to 1 pm. Burial and
graveside services will be held in Riverview Cemetery in Wilmington,
VT at a later date.