Obituary of Joan Karen Wills

    Joan Karen Wills was born December 23, 1944, in Sanborn, IA, the daughter of John Willis and Jeanette A. (Brouwer) Bosch. She attended school in Sanborn, graduating from Sanborn High School with the class of 1964. She furthered her education by enrolling in business school in Minneapolis, MN, with a focus on dental hygenist.

    On April 10, 1971, Joan was united in marriage to Lorn R. Wills at the First Reformed Church in Sanborn. They began their life together farming near Sanborn. Over the years, three children would make their family complete – Vickie, Wade, and Rhonda.

    Joan thoroughly enjoyed being a farmwife, mom, and eventually, a grandmother. She looked forward to attending the grandkids’ activities while staying involved in her own children’s lives. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Sheldon, IA where she was active in Sunday School, Ladies Society, Bible studies and the St. Paul Quilters – an activity she enjoyed at home as well. Sewing, crossword puzzles, word search or just getting lost a good book were also among her favorite pastimes. If the television was on and Joan had the remote, she would oftentimes be surfing for a “who-done-it” detective show.

    On Monday, October 28, 2024, Joan was reunited with loved ones who had gone before: her parents, John and Jeanette Bosch; an infant sister, Marlys; and several brothers and sisters-in-law.

    She is survived by her loving husband, Lorn Wills of Sanborn; her children: Vickie Wills-Quinones of Pleasant Hill, IA, Wade (Harmony) Wills of Hawarden, IA, and Rhonda (Chad) Lyman of Sanborn, IA; six grandchildren: Logan and Benjamin Quinones, Chance Williams, Morgan and Tanner Vlaminck, and Jayden Lyman; her sister, Charlotte Vierhout of Sanborn, IA; several dear nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.