Jona Vonne Fosher Harrington, 75, of St. Joseph, MO., passed away Sunday, June 30, 2024. She was born October 13, 1948, in St. Joseph, Mo to William Leo “Bill” and Emma Lea (Hesenflow) Fosher.
Jona grew up in Grayson, graduating from Gower High School in 1966. She attended Northwest Missouri State University and graduated from Missouri Western College in 1970 with a B.A. in English. She earned a Master of Arts degree in Management from the University of Redlands in Redlands CA in 1982. Jona was an English teacher at Plattsburg, MO high school for 6 years. She and Jerry owned Encinitas Stationers, an office supply store, in California for 15 years. She also worked as a realtor for Coldwell Banker. She was a member of Soroptimist International.
She was united in marriage to Edward Jerry Harrington (Jr.) on April 20, 1973. After their marriage they made their home in St. Joseph for several years before moving to Indianapolis in 1976, Philadelphia in 1977, and California in 1979. They returned to St. Joseph 3 years ago.
Jona is survived by her husband, Jerry of the home; sister, Dara Lea Fosher; sister-in-law, Janell Sonnenmoser (Mark); brother-in-law, Ben Harrington (Terry); several nieces and nephews as well as grand nieces and nephews.