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Joseph Edward Lennon, 88, passed away July 10, 2022, at Spirit Mountain Hospice in Cody. He was born in Harlowton, Montana, to David Merle and Eva Olene Wagoner Lennon on May 19, 1934. He was the youngest of four children, with two older sisters and one older brother. Joe grew up in Roundup, Montana.
He worked a variety of jobs, from ranch hand to logger to truck driver and many in between. In 1953, Joe met the love of his life, Jeanette Russell, while working in Worland, Wyoming. Joe and Jeanette were married Jan. 23, 1954, after just a few short months of dating, and had 63 years together before Jeanette lost her battle with breast cancer in 2017. Joe left this earth to be with his love only one week shy of five years from when Jeanette passed away.
The couple had three children; Jay Dee, John and Jolene, and made Powell their permanent home in 1967. Joe loved living in the Powell Valley surrounded by the mountains he so enjoyed. He was an avid horseman and continued riding his horse in the mountains well into his 80s. In 2021, Joe moved into the Wyoming Pioneer Home in Thermopolis, Wyoming, where he made so many wonderful friends and was so very well taken care of in his last year.
Joe was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Norma “Jean” Wacker, Helen Louise Devine, and Donald Merle “Bud” Lennon; his beloved wife, Jeanette, and his granddaughter, Jessica Lennon.
Joe is survived by his three children; son Jay Dee (Alison Rose) Lennon of Dixon, Montana; son John (Melanie) Lennon; and daughter Jolene (Steve) Brakke of Powell. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Matt (Brindey) Lennon of Bozeman, Montana, Jason (Chrissy) Lennon of Powell, Larissa (Brent) LaPierre of Killdeer, North Dakota, Joshua Lennon of Powell, Chelsea Brakke of Powell and Kevin Brakke of Greybull, Wyoming; great-grandchildren, Crandall, Kayla, Corbett, Kambry, Kate, and Cody Lennon of Bozeman; Weston, Maci, Wyatt, Gabi and Sadi LaPierre of Killdeer; Hadlee, Garrett, Ivy, Lily and James Lennon of Powell; and Finley Bernard of Powell.
A graveside memorial service was held Aug. 1, 2022, at Crown Hill Cemetery in Powell.
