Photo courtesy of Thompson-Lengacher and Yoder Funeral Home - Nappanee
Apr 4, 1934 - Apr 27, 2025
I really enjoyed seeing Junior and Joan at every visit to our office. I really miss them. They were always so kind and there was always so much laughter. I was so impressed by the way they cared for each other and their neighbor during his final years. I was blessed to be their physician. My deepest condolences to your families.
Angela Miller, M.D.
May 01, 2025 | Nappanee
Love to you all....she was a special lady....sorry I didn't keep in better touch with her. Hugs to all....❤❤
Teresa Wells
April 30, 2025 | Bremen, IN | Friend
Joan Pippenger, age 91 of Milford, IN, died at 11:01 pm on Sunday night, April 27, 2025. She was born on April 4, 1934 in Bremen, IN to Eldon and Maria (Maenhout) Loucks. Joan was a Madison High School graduate and lived her entire life in the Bremen-Nappanee-Milford, IN area. On January 15, 1955, Joan married John Pippenger Jr. in Nappanee. He preceded her in death on January 8, 2023. Joan worked in the RV industry as a seamstress and several other capacities, retiring from Coachmen RV in 1993. Joan loved flowers, gardening, and working outdoors. Her yard was filled each year with beautiful flowers of all colors and a garden full with a bountiful harvest. She spent time each summer and fall canning and freezing vegetables from her garden to feed her family throughout the year. Joan loved the special treat of Dairy Queen and cherished the memories she made with family and friends over ice cream. She enjoyed watching her husband and son compete in Harness racing and was always their biggest fan. Above all, Joan was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She is survived by two children: Steve (Kitty) Pippenger of Milford and Nancy (Rick) Teater of Cedar Park, TX; daughter in law: Diane (Matt) Mast of Milford; 8 grandchildren: Jennifer (Kelly) Prater, Carlie Pippenger, Tiffany (Adam) Treadway, John-Michael Teater, Kristian Teater, Coty (Monica) Mast, Denise (Richard) McManis, Dennis (Mary) Tillotson II; 8 great grandchildren: Kylie (Corbyn) Baldridge, Wyatt Prater, Jeffrey (Alexis) McManis, Caitlin (Chris) Elliott, Scott (Kaitlin) McManis, Brittany (Brendan) Vega, Bridgett (Dedra) Tillotson, and Tyler (Hayley) Tillotson; 9 great great grandchildren: Kairi, Kaylee, Aiden, Sylvia, Aurora, Kaleb, Madelyn, Dallas, and Eli; a brother, David (Connie) Loucks of Wakarusa; a sister, Ann (Ronald) Truex of Nappanee. Joan was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Michael Lee Pippenger; 3 brothers: John Richard Loucks, Arthur DeLater, and Lawrence “Dutch” Verheye; and a sister, Betty Losicki. Visitation will be held from 4-8 pm on Friday, May 2, 2025 and from 9-10 am on Saturday, May 3, 2025 at Thompson-Lengacher & Yoder Funeral Home, Nappanee, IN. A funeral service will begin at 10 am on Saturday morning at the funeral home and burial will take place in Island Chapel Cemetery.
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