Jo Anne Cordell
July 18th, 1950 – April 27th, 2025
Jodi was born to her mother Wanda Hurt on July 18th, 1950 in Modesto, CA and passed away surrounded by family on April 27th, 2025. Her daughter and all of her grandchildren surrounded her as she passed on.
Jodi was loved by so many people within her family and friends and even throughout the community. She had so much love in her heart for every person that crossed her path. She loved crocheting baby blankets for every person who was having a baby or grandbaby it kept her busy and she just loved being able to do things for everyone. Her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren and her great great grandchildren were her whole world. She loved and cared for every generation of her family with the same passion and adoration as the one before. Her life always had purpose.
Every one had a grandma with her. She loved all the friends of her daughters and granddaughters as if they were her own. There’s never been a woman with more love and strength than her. Her grandbabies may as well have been hers. She would steal all the babies while us moms slept. She lived to be a mother and grandmother and loved every moment with her family. Everyday with Jodi was a special one. Game nights, camping, fishing and tubing on the boat were some of her most favorite times with her family.
Jodi found her relationship with god and started attending the Canyon Ferry Baptist church where she was baptized and adopted her church family. She was very passionate about attending all of her events with the church.
Jodi is survived by her daughters Tracy/ (Matt Salminen) Christina Cordell, Kori Dixon and Marlene Elledge. her grandchildren Briana Richard’s, Mandy Odell and mark odell. Great grandchildren Jenna, Mya and Jayden Odell. Great great grandchildren Brystol and Martha Billman. Sisters Gail Paige, Brenda kremer and Lynn fisher as well as numerous nieces and nephews and too many friends to name.
Jodi is proceeded in death by her mother Wanda Hert, her father Robert Hert, brother Bobbi Hert, Sister Anne Ledbetter.
Services will be held at the Canyon Ferry Baptist Church on Thursday May 1st at 11am.
A potluck Celebration of life will be held on Friday May 2nd in the basement of the VFW in East Helena at 3pm.
Service Schedule
Memorial Service
11:00 AM
Thursday May 1, 2025
Canyon Ferry Baptist Church
3384 Canyon Ferry Rd
East Helena,
Celebration of Her Life
3:00 PM
Friday May 2, 2025
East Helena VFW Post 10010 - Basement
117 W Main St
East Helena, MT
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Kori Lynn Dickson says
Services will be held at Canyonferry Baptist Church at 11am on May 1st and Celebration of life will be held in the basement at the VFW in East Helena at 3pm on Friday May 2nd
Tanya Brian says
Our deepest Condolences to Jodi’s family.
Tracy & family:Your mom was a very special lady, so loving and caring, non-judgemental, always there to listen, always up for a fun time, a great friend and a 2nd mom/grandma to many. Always there in good and bad times.. always positive, smiling, not a bad bone in her body,she was an amazing soul! She was a strong women and has left these wonderful traits with in her beautiful family- (Wish the world had a lot more wonderful people like Jodi)
Thank you for sharing your mom with so many! She was loved so very much. It was blessing to have met and have her and you all in our lives. Just want to say Thank you Jodi for all the memories I cherish and hold dear to me and you will never be forgotten- you will forever shine on in you daughter,grandkids,great grandkids,great-great grandkids. Rest easy now.. Beautiful Angel..
Love – Hugs- Prayers to all family and friends.
Love Always,
Punkie (and family)
Phylis Shanahan says
Oh she was a sweet lady, always happy. Sorry for your loss.
Sharon Bowker says
Tracy, I’m sorry for your loss. Your Mom was a very special woman. I so enjoyed visiting with her. Her last fe, and her words were inspired by God, she was a true woman of Faith. She had such a pure love for her family. What a blessing to have known her.
Cassie James says
To the entire family : My deepest thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. The Love of Grandma Jodi and the love you all gave our family was such a true blessing. The Madison’s will always be blessed by her presence in our lives. Our times with her and you all will never be forgotten . I pray that God’s love and comfort surround you all during this time. I sure hope my Mom was able to greet her! Grandma Jodi was such an incredible person. She will be deeply missed.
I am sorry I can’t be there in person. Please know that I am in prayer and will be thinking of you all.
Cassie