Jo Goertz, 87, passed away December 31, 2019, at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Bedford, Texas. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 5, 2020. at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home with Greg Brumit presiding. Burial will take place at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 6, at Guadalupe Valley Memorial Park in New Braunfels.

Jo was born August 25, 1932, in New Braunfels, Texas, to Othmar “Ottie” Baetge and Anona Baetge. After completing high school, Jo attended Southwest Texas State University where she earned a Master’s degree in English at the age of 19. Jo married Ralph Goertz and lived in San Antonio before moving to Waco in 1964 after the birth of her son, Murray. During this time Jo pursued a career in teaching while developing a love for art and painting. This passion led her to exhibiting in numerous art shows and festivals across Texas in the early 70s. Her proudest moments included winning a tri-color award for a painting she entered to the Heart of Texas Fair in Waco and being accepted to show at the Fiesta Arts Festival at Laguna Gloria in Austin. These achievements led Jo to open The Frame Shop and Gallery in 1976, which she managed until 2005, when she suffered a stroke. The shop became Jo’s legacy