- Born on: September 30, 1929
- Departed on: May 3, 2013
Joan Nohre
Joan Marian Nohre, 83, of Cedar Falls, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at Bartels Nursing Home in Waverly on Friday, May 3, 2013. Services pending at St. John Lutheran, Cedar Falls.
Joan M. Rude was born on September 30, 1929 in Glenwood Township, Winneshiek County, the daughter of Theodore and Amelia Sagan Rude. She married her husband, Enus Nohre in Nashua, IA on December 31, 1948. She spent most of her life as a loving mother and wife. Later in life she earned her certified nursing degree, helping in various homes as well as serving as a senior companion. Joan was always very active in her church, including teaching Sunday school for 20 years. She also volunteered for hospice, the Cancer Society, the Council on Aging, Girl Scouts, and Campfire Girls.
Joan is survived by her children, Jacquelyn Meyer (John) of Waterloo, and Scott Nohre of Marion; her sister, Susie Ramsey of Decorah; her grandchildren, Joanna Ramsden-Meier (Kevin) of Waterloo and Jay Meier of Cedar Falls; and her great-grandchildren, Emma Leigh Ramsden-Meier and Brady Ramsden-Meier both of Waterloo.
Joan was preceded in death by her husband, Enus in 2011; her parents; her brothers, Paul, Alan, and George Rude; and her sisters, Thelma and (in infancy) Elisabeth Rude.
Memorials in Joan''s name can be made to the Joan Nohre Scholarship at Allen College or to St. Jude''s.
