JOAN SCHMALZ

1939 - 2016

Joan Marilyn Schmalz Joan passed away from this earth to join her God and Father in Heaven on November 4, 2016, at the Cottage in the Meadow, Yakima, Washington. All of Joan's children and granddaughters, and her husband Terry, were with her in her final hours. Joan was 77. Joan was born in Seattle on September 21, 1939 to June A. Schenke (Cox) and Fred E. Schenke. She was raised in Tacoma, WA, and attended schools in Tacoma and Lakewood, WA. Joan graduated from Clover Park High School in Lakewood in 1957. Joan is survived by her husband of 57 years, Terry C. Schmalz, two sons, Colin Christopher Schmalz and Curtis Cummins Schmalz, daughter and son-in-law Erika Lynn and Charlie Morales, and granddaughters Reina Lynn Morales and Alejandra (Ali) Terran Morales. Joan is also survived by a brother, Richard J. Muir (Margaret A.), of Watsonville, CA, a sister, Barbara Brewster, of Tacoma, WA, and a sister, Lois Alexander (Ronald), of Los Angeles, CA. Memorial services for Joan will be held on November 18, 2016, at 1 pm at Grace of Christ Presbyterian Church, 9 S. 8th Ave, Yakima, WA. Memorial contributions may be made in Joan's memory to North Star Lodge for cancer care through The Memorial Foundation, 2701 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA, 98902.