Joanne Rosslyn Brisson Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Joanne Roselyn Brisson, 81, of Grand Prairie, passed away on April 22, 2020. Visitation: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Guerrero-Dean Funeral Home, 500 E Main Street, Grand Prairie, TX, 75050, where a Chapel Service will follow at 1. Burial: Grand Prairie Memorial Gardens. Joanne Helmer Brisson was born on August 20, 1938 in Santa Barbara, California, the oldest of 4 children born to the late Richard Lloyd Helmer and the late Helyne Louise Oliver Helmer. She enjoyed her early years of life in California where her love and passion for animals, especially horses, was born. She was extremely proud of her Fox Trotters. Joanne would move to Grand Prairie in recent years to be near family. Although happy in Texas, she always longed to be back near her home. Anyone familiar with Joanne knows her passion for animals. Feeding strays, trapping and neutering were all things she did at her own expense. She is survived by daughters, Sherry Callahan, Tina Cox, Kimberly Erskine; grandchildren, Ryan Callahan, Jason Hanson, Christina Christi, John Tarleton, Brady Boley, Jamie Ellis, Keri Diad, Haley Holbert; 14 great-grandchildren; siblings, Richard Helmer, Diana Tando and Susan Reinholz. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Brisson and a son, John Wagnon Jr.

Joanne Rosslyn Brisson

August 20, 1938 - April 22, 2020