Joan M. Foth

Joan M. Foth died Saturday, March 23, 2024 at the Homme Home of Wittenberg, where she had resided for the past five years. She was 88 years old. Joan was born on August 27, 1935 in Polar, a daughter of the late Willard and Mary (Golbach) Gress. She married Lyle W. Foth on October 13, 1956 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Polar. They were married for 62 years when he passed away on April 2, 2019. Joan graduated from Antigo High School, class of 1953, and then worked at Employers Insurance in Wausau. After her marriage, she was a homemaker who enjoyed gardening, sewing, cooking, baking, and canning. She was involved in her church and taught Sunday School and Vacation Bible School throughout the years that her children attended. Joan later worked with Lyle in their business ventures until their retirement. Survivors include her daughter, Lynn (Gary) Allison of Muscatine, IA; son, Lee (Angela) Foth of Polar; four grandchildren, Nicole (Dave) Sether, Ben (Katie) Schultz, Luke (Daisy) Foth, and Dustin (Megan) Foth; eight great-grandchildren, Ezra and Kai Sether, Kinnick and River Schultz, Linus Foth, and Eli, Maggie and Zeke Foth; and one brother Eugene (Candace) Gress. In a...[more]

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tion to her husband, she was preceded in death by her brother, Robert (Jan) Gress, and special aunt and uncle, Emma and Wallace Janke. No services are being held. The family would like to thank the Homme Home, Antigo Aspirus Hospital, and LeRoyer Hospice for their compassionate care.