Laird, Joan Engstrom (1922-2018)

LAIRD, ENGSTROM, FRENCH, ERICKSEN, DEISCH

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/18/2021 at 17:36:22

Joan Laird
February 19, 1922 - January 18, 2018

Joan Laird, age 95, of Orange City, Iowa, formerly of Storm Lake, Iowa, died on Thursday, January 18, 2018, at the Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City.

Ann Josephine "Joan" Engstrom, a daughter of Frederick and Marie (French) Engstrom, was born on February 19, 1922, in Clarion, Iowa. After Marie's death, Joan was raised by her uncle and aunt, Edward and Martina Ericksen. She attended school in Clarion, graduating from Clarion High School in 1940. On July 31, 1944, she married Robert Harold Laird in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Subsequently, they were blessed with two sons, Edward and Alan.

While their children were growing, Joan stayed home and cared for them. In addition, she worked as an entrepreneur, restoring and renting apartments. After her sons had grown, however, Joan worked as a real estate broker in the Storm Lake area.

A member of Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Storm Lake, Joan served on the Board of National Missions as well as on many other committees.

Her hobbies included stamp collecting, gardening, sewing, knitting, and playing bridge. She, also, loved living on the lake. Most of all, however, she cherished time spent with family and friends. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.

Those left to cherish her memory include her son, Dr. Alan Laird, and his wife, Lisa, of Orange City, Iowa; her daughter-in-law, Sue Laird, of Fort Myers, Florida; her grandchildren: Kelley Laird, of Fort Myers, Florida, Jay Laird, of Longview, Washington, Jorden Laird, of Front Royal, Virginia, Matthew Laird, of Nashville, Tennessee, and Daniel Laird, and his wife, Rebecca, of Roseville, Minnesota; and her great grandchildren, Gabriel and Connor Deisch, of Front Royal, Virginia; as well as extended family members and friends.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Marie Engstrom; her husband, Robert Laird; her son, Edward Laird; her brothers, Fred and Ted Engstrom; her sister, Ona Marie Engstrom; and two grandchildren, Jason and Joshua Laird.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 27, 2018, at 2:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Storm Lake Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour before the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be designated to the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center and Santa's Castle, PO Box 212, Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.

Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes, Storm Lake, Iowa, 2018.

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