GUENTHER, Joan JANSSEN 1931 - 2013

GUENTHER, QUINONEZ, HEGGE, POLLAND, GOUDY, JANSSEN

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 4/25/2013 at 13:30:38

"The Fairfield Ledger"
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Page 8

Joan GUENTHER

Joan GUENTHER, 81, of Crofton, Neb., died Wednesday, April 17, 2013, in Omaha, Neb., where she had resided in an independent living facility since 2009.

A Mass of Christian burial was held at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Crofton.

She was an avid homemaker, a great cook and an accomplished seamstress. Her life was dedicated to the well-being of her family.

She enjoyed being a long-time writer of the "Bits and Pieces" column for the Crofton Journal.

Singing with the Sweet Adelines was a special event in her life.

Survivors include six children, Marcia QUINONEZ and spouse Victor of Seattle, Wash.; Karen HEGGE and spouse Lonnie of Omaha, Pat POLLAND of Omaha, Diane GOUDY and spouse Joe of Fairfield, Duane GUENTHER and spouse Elaine of Crofton, and Beth GUENTHER of Omaha; 14 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Wilfred, in 2005.

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Note: A more detailed obituary found online for Joan at www.wintzrayfuneralhome.com gives a birthdate of May 26, 1931; she was the daughter of Emil and Mary JANSSEN and was born in Sioux City, IA, the oldest of five siblings. She and Wilfred married on February 15, 1949; he died on June 22, 2005. Burial will be in the Beaver Creek Cemetery in Crofton, NE. The Wintz Funeral Home in Crofton assisted the family.