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Obituary- Meenen, Joann 1

Joann Meenen
June 28, 1929 — February 4, 2022
Joann Darlene Heusted Meenen

Joann Darlene Heusted Meenen was born on June 28, 1929 in Clay Center, Kansas to Warren V. and Bertha McNeal Heusted. She passed away on February 4, 2022 at her home in Topeka, Kansas where she lived with her daughter, Linda Brown.

She attended schools in Clay Center and graduated with the honor of co-valedictorian of her class at Clay County Community High School in 1947. Following graduation, she completed business courses at Brown Mackie Business in Topeka. She then worked in Topeka at Seltsam-Hanni Insurance Co. until her marriage. High school sweethearts, she and Donald Wayne Meenen were married on August 13, 1950 in Clay Center, Kansas. Their first year of marriage was spent in Manhattan while Don completed his senior year at Kansas State University. During that year she worked at a bank in Manhattan. After Don’s graduation they settled on his grandfather’s farm north of Clifton (the Kernal Drake farm) where she learned and adapted to farm life and being a farmer’s wife. Clifton was their home until 1986, when they moved to Osbourne, Kansas before returning to North Central Ks and living in Greenleaf, Ks for 23 years. In 2010, she and Don moved to Topeka to live with daughter, Linda and her family.

To this union were born five children who survive: twin daughters, Nancy (Terry) Moser and Linda Brown, of Topeka; three sons, Doug (Karen), Topeka; Mike (Sarah), Linn; and Pat(Micki) Meenen, of Hiawatha. In 1972 they became foster parents to Albert (Julia) West, Topeka who survives and Bill (Charlotte) West, who preceded her in death in 2021. Other survivors include; brother, Leroy (Sandy) Heusted of Surprise, Arizona; sister-in-laws Marian Heusted, Topeka, Dora Meenen Morris of Wamego and brother-in-law, Edward Meenen of Clay Center; 16 grandchildren: Regina (Jens) Muncheberg; Tracy (Brad) Rose; Bryon (Caitlin) Hoerner; Heather (Michael) Cunningham; Jeremy (Errin) Brown, Kristi Brown Harrell; Mark (Miranda) Meenen, Rachel Meenen; Ashli (Ricardo) Melon; Kyle (Shelby) Meenen; Shane (Emily) Meenen; Matthew Meenen, Michael (Madison) Meenen and Sarah Meenen; Justin West, Jaimie (Micheal) West Ingwerson; 26great grandchildren and 5 great great grandchildren.

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