Joyce Hauan

Joyce Hauan, 83, of Baxter, died Saturday, March 23, 2013 at Edgewood Vista in Brainerd. Services will be Wednesday, March 27, 2013 at 11 AM at Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Baxter with Rev. Ericka Nielsen officiating. Interment will be in the Dassel Cemetery. Family and friends are invited to gather from 5 till 7 PM on Tuesday evening at the Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter and one hour prior to services at the church on Wednesday.

Joyce is survived by sons, Gary (Terri) Hauan, Mike (Jeanie) Hauan, Geoff Hauan, Ken Hauan, and Tom (Debbie) Hauan; daughter, Diane Hauan; 17 grandchildren; and 26 great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, George; parents; sisters, Grace and Marian; and brother, Rodney.

Joyce was born on March 29, 1929 in Edgerton, Wisc., daughter of Neil and Ruth (Marsden) Johnson. She graduated from Edgerton High School in 1947 and was united in marriage to George Hauan on June 3, 1952. They moved to Dassel and she worked as a bookkeeper at the Augustana Nursing Home in Litchfield. She moved to Baxter where she was very active in the Lord of Life Lutheran Church. She enjoyed dancing, crocheting, visiting with friends and watching birds. Her family was her greatest joy. She and George moved often because of the Navy, but she could always make a house a home. Many said that Joyce never met a stranger because she was a friend to all.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Brenny Funeral Chapel in Baxter, MN.