J. Joe Wakeman. Joe was stationed in Montana so the couple made their home in Montana after their marriage. Joe later was shipped overseas and Joan moved back to Lehigh and continued to work at the Boston Store. After Joe was discharged they made their home on the Wakeman family farm near Otho. Joan served as the Lehigh Public Librarian for 10 years. Later, Joan and her aunt ran a ceramic shop near Brushy Creek. The family later moved to Iowa Falls where she worked at Hy-Vee, retiring in 2004. After their retirement Joan and Joe moved to Johnston, Iowa to be closer to family and they would spend their winters in Texas. Joan was a 17 year survivor of Breast Cancer and an avid quilter.
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