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Joan Conner Obituary
Joan was born in St. Louis, Missouri June 12, 1944, the daughter of the late Theodore Michael Herbert and Irene Mary (Lowes) Schwab.
She was the wife of Richard W. Conner, Sr. They were united in marriage Feb. 13, 1962, in St. Louis, Missouri. Together they shared 63 years of marriage.
Joan was a homemaker and she also did the bookkeeping for her husband's business, R.W. Conner Trucking in New Haven.
Joan enjoyed antiques, quilting, and working on her yard. Her yard and house were always neat. She loved spending quality time with her grandkids and great grandkids and having Christmas at her house, spoiling everyone with gifts, throwing Halloween parties and having BBQs and playing croquet in the back yard. She also enjoyed going on mother-daughter trips with her mother and sisters to Amish country in Illinois and trips to the Lake of the Ozarks and also attending family picnics and family reunions.
Joan is survived by her husband, Richard Conner Sr., New Haven; three sons: Richard Conner Jr. and wife Dawn, Michael Conner and wife Glynis, all of New Haven, and Keith Conner and wife Melinda, Washington; brother Jerry Herbert, St. Charles; sister Irene Schaffer, Union; sister Gloria Huttiger, Wentzville; brother, Mark Herbert, St. Peters, Missouri; sister, Lora Bowman and husband Tom, New Haven; sister Carol Wolfe and husband John, Mt. Sterling, Missouri; five grandchildren, Ashley Smith, Emilie Haid, Brian Conner, Amanda Klenke and Brandon Conner and 10 great-grandchildren, Olivia, Emry, Tucker, Millie, Karlie, Caroline, Jackson, McKenzie, Emma and Evelyn.
She is preceded in death by her parents, one brother, Theodore "Ted" Herbert and one sister, Betty Goodman.
Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m., Wednesday, July 2, at Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven, where memorial services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, July 3, with Pastor Gary Schulte officiating.
Memorials may be given to New Haven Community Outreach or New Haven Cemetery.
The Conner family is being served by Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home, New Haven.
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