Joan Kay Schmeichel
1963 - 2020 (57 years)
Person ID: I8317 "Hessevaag-Bakke" | Last Modified: 16 Apr 2022
1919 - 1975 (55 years)-
Name Joan Kay Schmeichel Gender Female Birth 26 Feb 1963 Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota, USA 
Died 28 Feb 2020 Clear Lake, Deuel County, South Dakota, USA [1, 2] Buried Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota, USA -
Parents
Father Walter Wallace Schmeichel (ID:I8316)
b. 15 Jul 1919, Correll, Big Stone County, Minnesota, USA
d. 11 Jan 1975, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota, USA (Age 55 years) Mother Olga Louise Klepel (ID:I8313)
b. 29 Jul 1922, Odessa, Big Stone County, Minnesota, USA
d. 25 Feb 2004, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota, USA (Age 81 years) Marriage 26 Dec 1941 Odessa, Big Stone County, Minnesota, USA -
Family
Husband Living (ID:I8326) -
Other Personal Events
Siblings2 brothers and 1 sister -
Event Map
Birth - 26 Feb 1963 - Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota, USA 
Died - 28 Feb 2020 - Clear Lake, Deuel County, South Dakota, USA 
Buried - - Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, Grant County, South Dakota, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [S14] Other Sites, https://www.echovita.com/us/obituaries/sd/watertown/joan-bowers-10480371.
Joan Bowers Obituary
Here is Joan Bowers’s obituary. Please accept Echovita’s sincere condolences.
We are sad to announce that on February 28, 2020 we had to say goodbye to Joan Bowers (Watertown, South Dakota). You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Joan Bowers or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by : her parents, Walter Wallace and Olga Louise Schmeichel (Klepel); her nephew Brian Lee Wellnitz; her niece Anita Luean Wellnitz (Allen); and her sister-in-law Geraldine Schmeichel (Angerhofer).
She is survived by : her former husband Kenneth George Bowers; her siblings, Sharon Wellnitz (Arnie) of Milbank, SD, Loren Schmeichel (Rita Meier) of Milbank, SD and Dick Schmeichel (Linda Heuer) of Milbank, SD; and her nieces and nephews, Brenda Riggin (Morris), Wayne Schmeichel (Cindy Kim), Kylan Meier (Ashley), Tashal Meier, Shalya Polanchek (Mike), Terry Wellnitz, Dean Wellnitz (Tiff), Tammy Wojahn (Jason), Leslie Schmeichel, Amanda Steckelberg (Mike) and Josh Schmeichel (Kari). She is also survived by many great nieces, nephews and friends. - [FIND-A-GRAVE] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207499204/joan-kay-bowers.
Joan Kay (Schmeichel) Bowers, age 57, of Watertown, SD, formerly of Milbank, SD, passed away on Friday, February 28, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society – Deuel County, Clear Lake, SD.
Memorial services will be at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel. Jodi Engels, Chaplin will officiate the memorial service.
Visitation will be at the chapel on Saturday, prior to the service, starting at 1:00 p.m.
Burial will follow in the spring at Milbank Cemetery, Milbank, SD.
Joan known to so many as “JoAn” or “Jo” was born on February 26, 1963 to Walter Wallace and Olga Louise (Klepel) Schmeichel in Ortonville, MN. She was a graduate of Milbank High School in 1981. Joan was united in marriage to Kenneth George Bowers on June 12, 1981 and they later divorced.
Joan moved to Watertown, SD where she was employed at a variety of businesses, but for the past 2 years at the Casey’s General Store located on Hwy 20.
Joan was very active in the Watertown VFW Auxiliary Post 750, were she was Post President for 9 years, a Post Trustee and a District 4 JV President.
She enjoyed collecting angel and dolphin figurines, coloring with gel pens also known as an adult coloring book enthusiast, helping with the VFW Post 750 winter fish fries along with many of the VFW events and activities thru her years in Watertown, and most importantly spending time with her family and friends.
Joan is survived by her sister, Sharon (Arnie) Wellnitz, Milbank, SD; two brothers: Loren (Rita Meier) Schmeichel, Dick (Linda Heuer) Schmeichel, both of Milbank, SD; many nieces and nephews: Brenda (Morris) Riggin, Wayne (special friend Cindy Kim) Schmeichel, Kylan (Ashley) Meier, Tashal Meier, Shalya (Mike) Polanchek, Terry Wellnitz, Lee Wellnitz, Dean (Tiff) Wellnitz, Tammy (Jason) Wojahn, Leslie Schmeichel, Amanda (Mike) Steckelberg, Josh (Kari) Schmeichel; Significant other and his family: Mark Basack, Watertown, SD; Joshua McConnell, Jenna McConnell, Jolynn Hoeppner with many great nieces, nephews and friends. And let’s not forget her cute adorable fur baby “Casper”.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one nephew, Brian Lee Wellnitz, one niece, Anita Luean (Allen) Wellnitz and a sister-in-law Geraldine (Angerhofer) Schmeichel.
- Crawford-Osthus Funeral Chapel