JoAnne McLane Rantz passed away July 10, 2018 at the of age 82. She was born and raised in Lodi, CA. She attended Occidental College where she studied Industrial Psychology and met her first husband, Marshall Lewis Jr, with whom she had two sons. JoAnne enjoyed several years living abroad and then returned to Lodi where she became Editor of the American Journal of Enology and Viticulture, a position she went on to hold for 25 years. During that time, she married her second husband, Tony Rantz, with whom she would spend the remaining 34 years of her life.
JoAnne was an avid bridge player, a member of the Lockeford Chamber of Commerce, and the first female President of the Lodi Rotary Club. She loved entertaining and spending time with family and friends, as well as indulging in the occasional Scotch whiskey (preferably a finely aged single malt). She is survived by her husband Tony Rantz, sons Keith and Evan Lewis, sister Judy Harmon and brother in law Mike Harmon, nieces Jill Thomas-Woodhouse and Jane Thomas-Huffman, stepchildren Carolynn Symes, Michael Rantz and David Rantz, and her faithful four legged companion Alex.
A celebration of JoAnne’s spirited life will be held on July 21, 2018 from 1-4 p.m. at the Woodbridge Golf and Country Club located at 800 Woodbridge Rd. E in Woodbridge, CA. She will be lovingly remembered.