IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Joan E.
Ecklund
February 22, 1930 – September 27, 2021
Obituary
Joan Elizabeth Ecklund, 91, of LaMoille, passed away on September 27, 2021 at The Center at Northridge in Westminster Colorado.
Joan was born on February 22, 1930 to Howard and Ivy (Fischer) Bauer, and she grew up on a farm east of LaMoille. The Centennial Farm was something that she and her family took great pride in. She married Daryl Ecklund on February 20, 1948 and they had 61 wonderful years together until his passing in 2009. She attended IVCC later in life after raising her kids and graduated Summa Cum Laude which was an honor she held dear. She began her nursing career at Perry Memorial Hospital in Princeton as an ICU nurse and worked there until her retirement in 1992.
After Joan's retirement, Joan and Daryl traveled to all but 7 states. She also became enthusiastically driven to seek out her family genealogy. She took a trip to Germany to further understand her ancestry. Joan later became a regular volunteer at the Bureau County Geneology Society.
Joan was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her siblings Richard Bauer, Robert Bauer and Mildred Truckenbrod.
Surviving her are 3 children: Christine Wright, Gordon (Normaine) Ecklund and Jon (Claire) Ecklund. Joan had 5 grandchildren: Michael (Sue) Ecklund, Brian (Amy) Ecklund, Scott Ecklund, Erika (Cory) Miller and Allie (Dominic) Adducci. Joan also had 9 great grandchildren: Brandon Ecklund, Sydney Ecklund, Olivia Ecklund, Sophia Ecklund, Brannon Barnhill, Chance Miller , Trysten Miller, Lucy Adducci and Colton Adducci.
Funeral services will be on October 14, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Community United Methodist Church, LaMoille with Rev. David Jungnickel officiating. Burial will follow in Greenfield Cemetery, LaMoille. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the services. Pallbearers will be Brian Ecklund, Scott Ecklund, Michael Ecklund, Cory Miller, Dominic Adducci and David Schwingle.
In lieu of flowers, please offer contributions to the LaMoille Ambulance Service or to the Bureau County Genealogy Society.
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Services
Visitation
October
14
Community United Methodist Church
10:00 - 11:00 am
Funeral Service
October
14
Community United Methodist Church
Starts at 11:00 am
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