Joan G. Mullin

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
JOAN G. MULLIN

BORN
September 1, 1934
Granville, Iowa

PASSED AWAY
May 23, 2012
Sibley, Iowa


FUNERAL SERVICE
10:30 A.M. Saturday, May 26, 2012
St. Patrick’s Catholic Church; Sheldon, Iowa
Father Allan Reicks & Deacon Ray Portz ~ Officiating

Visitation will be Friday, May 25th after 2:00pm with the family present from 6:00 – 8:00pm at the Vander Ploeg Funeral Home in Sheldon, A Christian Wake Service will be at 7:00pm and a CDofA Rosary will be at 7:30pm Friday at the Funeral Home.

MUSIC
“Be Not Afraid”
“You Are Mine”
“I am The Bread Of Life”
Song of Farewell ~ “O Loving God”
“On Eagle’s Wings”
Cantor: Tyler Youngers
Organist: Laura Wagner

HONORARY CASKET BEARERS

Grandchildren
Josh Weber April Klein
Christi Anderson Alex Pohlen
Sarah Pohlen Aaron Pohlen
Erin Engelhardt Amber Engelhardt

CASKET BEARERS
Grandchildren
Sean Mullin Bridget Eich
Thomas Pohlen Katie Fukushima
Nick Engelhardt Josh Engelhardt


FINAL RESTING PLACE
St. Patrick’s Catholic Cemetery
Sheldon, Iowa

After the graveside service relatives and friends are invited
to join the family in the fellowship hall of the church.

Arrangements under the care of the:
Vander Ploeg Funeral Home ~ Sheldon, Iowa
JOAN G. MULLIN
Joan Gertrude Mullin, daughter of Otto and Charlotte (Full) Hodapp, was born September 1, 1934 in Granville, Iowa. She attended school in Granville and graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School in 1952. Joan was united in marriage to Daniel S. Mullin on April 27, 1957 in Granville. They made their home on a farm south of Sheldon, near Hospers. To this union five children were born. Dan preceded her in death on December 1, 1985 in Sioux Falls, SD. After his death Joan worked for Wolf’s Department Store in Sheldon before going back to school at NCC and WIT to get her RN degree. Joan worked as an RN in Sheldon, Mercy Hospital in Sioux City, and the Paullina Care Center in Paullina, Iowa. She passed away on Wednesday, May 23, 2012, at Country View Manor in Sibley, Iowa, at the age of 77 years, 8 months, and 22 days.
Joan was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Sheldon, Catholic Daughters of America, and the Churches Ladies Guild. She enjoyed reading, painting, sewing, gardening, and she loved to travel.
Joan is survived by her four children, Tim Mullin and wife Cheri, of Hospers, IA; Kathleen Mullin and husband Alan Fukushima, of Ames, IA; Peggy Pohlen and husband Dan, of Hospers, IA; Patty Engelhardt and husband Tim, of Elkader, IA; 14 grandchildren, Christi (Kendall) Anderson, Josh (Sheryl) Weber, April (Travis) Klein, Bridget (Colton) Eich, and Sean Mullin; Katie Fukushima; Aaron, Sarah, Thomas, and Alex Pohlen; Amber, Erin, Nick, and Josh Engelhardt; 10 great-grandchildren; 4 sisters, Elaine Callahan of Sibley, IA; Alice Wittkop of Marcus, IA; Margie and Allen Bergeson of Wall Lake, SD; Georgia and Francis Croat of Onamia, MN; and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dan; infant son, Michael; grandson, Michael Pohlen; her parents; and brother, Conrad Hodapp.