In 1930, Jovita is listed in the Census as a registered nurse, rooming as a niece of Charles and Cecilia Baker Hanlin in Erie, Pa., with her future sister-in-law Ruth Ryan. In 1940 and 1944, Jovita is identified as a resident nursing arts instructor at Altoona’s Mercy Hospital. The 1957 city directory for Erie identifies her as an anesthetist at Hamot Hospital.