g caregivers became part of her family and gently helped through her Dementia and Alzheimer's disease. Joan was preceded in death by her parents; sisters: Helen Sammons, Maxine Broer, Elaine Cochran, Marvis Lux, and Janice Wenker; and brother, Jerry Bates; life companion, Norb Roecker; and the father of her three daughters, Wilford "Bill" Hiles. She is survived by her three daughters: Mary (Randy) Bruhn of Carroll, Linda (Ricky) Petersen of Denison, and Joni (Todd) Slechta of Denison; seven grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; sister-in-law, Margaret Bates of Vancouver, Washington; and many other relatives and friends. A visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. with the funeral service starting at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 5, 2022, all at the Huebner Funeral Home in Denison. Private inurnment with the family will be held on Wednesday, September 7, 2022 at Crawford Heights Memory Gardens. Memorials may be directed to the family.