Joan Marie (Carlson) Fenimore (2015)
FENIMORE, CARLSON, RUCKMAN, ARZANI, REED
Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 12/8/2015 at 17:20:10
Kale Funeral Home, Truro Iowa
December 08, 2015Obituary for Joan M. Fenimore
Joan Marie Fenimore, daughter of Gustaf Albert Carlson and Mildred Marine Ruckman Carlson was born November 28, 1928 in Afton, Iowa and passed from this life Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Madison County Memorial Hospital at 87 years of age.
Joan graduated from Truro High School, now consolidated as Interstate 35 School District. Soon after high school, Joan was united in marriage to her childhood sweetheart, Richard Eugene Fenimore on September 12, 1948 at Truro, Iowa, and three children, Kathy, Rick and Randy blessed this union.
Joan worked at several insurance companies in various supervisory related capacities prior to her retirement. In retirement, she was able to pursue many interests such as learning to play golf, bowling leagues and various bridge clubs through the years. Her first love was the time she was able to spend with her family. She was the nucleus that brought the family together for numerous family reunions. She and Dick took their children on many family vacations. As their children grew up and had families; they started a tradition for their 50th anniversary to take all the family to Branson. Everyone loved it and has become a family tradition spanning nearly seventeen years. She enjoyed crafts, ceramics, needlework, counted cross stitch; and was known as a lady with a green thumb. She made quilts for each of her children and a needlepoint print for all of her grandchildren. She treasured the time she spent playing with the grand/great grandchildren and teaching them how to be “expert” card players and future counted cross stitchers!!
During the last few years, she lived a full life at Madison Square in Winterset. She eventually become known as the unofficial activity events coordinator at Madison Square! She loved her Madison Square family very much.
The relatives who preceded Joan in death were her parents; husband, Richard Eugene Fenimore; brother, Gene Carlson.
Joan leaves to cherish her memory her children, Kathleen Jo (David) Arzani of De Soto, IA; Rick (Calanne) Fenimore of Truro, IA and Randy (Peggy) Fenimore of Austin, TX; 8 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, sister-in-law, Marjorie Reed of Winterset, IA, brother-in-law, Ronald (Fran) Fenimore of Blair, NE, brother-in-law, Vic (Marilyn) Fenimore of Las Vegas, NV as well as other relatives and many friends.
Interment and memorial service will be held Tuesday December 29th 2015. Interment is 2:00 P.M. at Iowa Veteran's Cemetery in Van Meter with the Memorial Service at 2:30, at the Van Meter Veteran's Reception Center, Van Meter, Iowa
Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association
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