SHINER: JoAnn Pannabecker of Shiner, Texas, passed away peacefully on August 31, 2025, after a decades-long battle with Alzheimer’s. She passed away just 16 days before what would have been her 84th birthday. We are comforted in knowing that in JoAnn’s final moments she was surrounded by family including her two sons, whom she cherished dearly, along with their families and her husband, Ronney Sternadel.
Born on September 16, 1941, to Anton & Caroline Blazek Moeller, JoAnn was a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt, grandmother, and great-grandmother. JoAnn graduated from high school and eventually left the area in 1959.
In 1960, JoAnn married David Eric Pannabecker and had two sons. JoAnn was widowed when David passed away in Vietnam in 1972. She returned to the area in 1987 to be closer to her family and married Ronney Sternadel.
JoAnn was an avid gamer and particularly loved dominoes, bridge, and poker. She passed on her love of gaming to her sons and grandchildren. Fiercely competitive, she would never just let anyone win and it was known that if you wanted to beat grandma, you had to earn it.
Over the years, JoAnn gained a love of fishing, gardening and pickling. She would often travel many hours to attend events that were important in her grandchildren’s lives and visited family often. Anytime she was in town, you could find the family sitting around the table playing dominoes and eating her famous ‘Granny P Pickles’.
Survived by husband, Ronney Sternadel; sons, Colonel (Ret.) Keith Pannabecker (Deborah) and David Pannabecker (Judy); grandchildren, Michelle Harwood (Matt), Eric Pannabecker (Corrina), Melinda Pannabecker (Torri), Kristin Thompson (Clint) and Danielle Dean (James) along with five great-grandchildren; sister, Caroline Harrington (Larry); brother, Johnny Moeller (Bonnie).
Preceded in death by parents; husband, Captain David Pannabecker; sisters, Lois Zimmermann (Harry) and Eillen Hirsch (Victor); brother, Max Moeller (Lucille).
Visitation 9:00 a.m. with Funeral Service at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 4, 2025, at Thiele-Cooper Funeral Home. Burial Moulton City Cemetery.
Pallbearers: Keith Pannabecker, David Pannabecker, Eric Pannabecker, Matt Harwood, James Dean and Clint Thompson.
In lieu of flowers, we’d be so grateful if you made a memorial gift in her name to the Alzheimer’s Association.