Daughter of Donald and Josephine Fraser, Sister to Jane Pickett-Deceased. Wife of Capt. Walter M Schirra. Jo passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family. Jo was born in Seattle, living there until she was a teenager and her mother remarried. Becoming a Navy Junior she then traveled attending a different school almost every year including two years in Shanghai and a year in Coronado, CA. Graduating she attended Mills College then joined her family on the East Coast. She married her husband, Wally Schirra in 1946. Then the real adventure began. She was very proud to be a Navy wife and one of the original seven astronaut wives. Jo and Wally were married 62 years until his death in 2007. Jo was a sun worshiper with a great love of nature and all outdoor sports. She also loved the Mountains but the Sea had a strong hold. She had a wonderful home in Kauai and a permanent residence in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Jo has joined Wally's orbit now. Her ashes were sprinkled in the Pacific and Kauai eventually meeting up with Wally's in the sea. She is survived by her son Walter M. Schirra III of San Francisco and daughter Suzanne Schirra of Vail, CO, and her Yellow Lab, Caddis. In lieu of flowers, make donations to The Nature Conservancy, The National Parks Foundation, or The Humane Society in her name.
(C) UT San Diego 2015
(C) UT San Diego 2015
Daughter of Donald and Josephine Fraser, Sister to Jane Pickett-Deceased. Wife of Capt. Walter M Schirra. Jo passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family. Jo was born in Seattle, living there until she was a teenager and her mother remarried. Becoming a Navy Junior she then traveled attending a different school almost every year including two years in Shanghai and a year in Coronado, CA. Graduating she attended Mills College then joined her family on the East Coast. She married her husband, Wally Schirra in 1946. Then the real adventure began. She was very proud to be a Navy wife and one of the original seven astronaut wives. Jo and Wally were married 62 years until his death in 2007. Jo was a sun worshiper with a great love of nature and all outdoor sports. She also loved the Mountains but the Sea had a strong hold. She had a wonderful home in Kauai and a permanent residence in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. Jo has joined Wally's orbit now. Her ashes were sprinkled in the Pacific and Kauai eventually meeting up with Wally's in the sea. She is survived by her son Walter M. Schirra III of San Francisco and daughter Suzanne Schirra of Vail, CO, and her Yellow Lab, Caddis. In lieu of flowers, make donations to The Nature Conservancy, The National Parks Foundation, or The Humane Society in her name.
(C) UT San Diego 2015
(C) UT San Diego 2015
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