Joan Marie Anderson

Joan was one of those rare individuals whose cheer and kindness was truly genuine, never forced. It showed in her personal and professional relationships alike. She indeed will be missed. I cannot recall a situation at work, in which we dealt together, that did not end with smiles and laughter. This regardless of how unpleasant the business we had to deal with was.
Heaven's gain is our loss.

In this life we are blessed to meet people like Joni and honored to be called her friend. For each of us who knew her, five minutes, five months or a life time, it is clear, we should all wish to have one part of her compassion, strength, love of life, and faith in God.

Often we are overwhelmed with the obstacles we are given in life, and then Joni reminds each of us that we have no clue of what obstacles truly are. As we go through this difficult time of saying good bye, we...

I am the manager who hired Joni at Union Bank and was her supervisor for a number of years. She was a very special person to me, not only as a worker but as a person with very high morals, a solid work ethic and a value system that commanded a high degree of respect. We often had wonderful discussions about her commitment to her church and her family, particularly her son. I had a grandson near her son's age and often discussed our experiences with them. I never saw her when she was not...

What a pleasure and an honor to know and work with Joni these past five years. She made my life infinitely richer and taught me a few things about grace and courage in the face of adversity. And she usually made me laugh while doing it.

I wish Joni eternal peace. We'll miss her terribly, but I know that our fond memories of her will bring us a measure of comfort.

Joan was a friend and collegue who inspired us with her cheerfulness and willingness to help others. She will be greatly missed.

I was very lucky to have known Joni and shared some unique experiences with her. She approached everything with her wonderful sense of humor, and good spirit. And she cared very much for the people she worked with and assisted in the course of her job. I saw how special she was and was able to share those feelings with her on several occassions. She would just smile very humbly, and say thank you. I saw the courage with which she approached her illness, right up to the end. The world, her...

My thoughts and prayers go out to Joni's family and friends. May your sorrow be quickly replaced with only fond and loving memories of Joni.