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Joan Blair
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Joan
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1935 - 2016
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Obituary for Joan Blair

Joan  Blair
Funeral services for Joan Blair, age 81 of Wisner, NE will be on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wisner, NE, with a luncheon in the church basement to follow. Interment will be in the Rosehill Cemetery in Pender, NE. Visitation will be on Monday from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.,with a Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m., at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wisner, NE and will continue on Tuesday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the church. Minnick Funeral Home in Wisner is in charge of the arrangements.

Joan passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at the Pender Community Hospital in Pender, NE.

Joan Blair was born on January 18, 1935 at Brooklyn, New York to Harry G. and Marie (Eginton) Shanley. Joan graduated from Prospect Heights High School in Brooklyn. On April 28, 1956, she married William Dickey in Brooklyn, NY and he later passed away. Joan married Malcolm Blair on December 28, 1958. The couple and their family lived in several locations while Mike was serving in the U.S. Navy. In 1970, the family moved to Pender, NE and were engaged in farming. In 2001, Joan moved to Wisner, NE.

Joan was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Wisner and a former member of the VFW Auxiliary Post #6928 of Pender, NE. She enjoyed gardening, reading, knitting, crocheting, sewing, making quilts, and puzzles. Joan loved to play cards and games with her family.

Survivors include her children and their families-
Colleen and husband Ken Duncan of Wisner, NE and daughter-
Briana and Jordan Wilcox
Kathleen and husband Bennett Salmon of Wakefield, NE and family-
Erin and Nate Smith and children- Charlea & Lena; Andrea and Joe Wortman and children- Isaiah, Mabel, Eli, Elsie & Alexis; Laura and son-Edison
Mary and husband Dale Watts of Garden City, KS and family-
Ben and daughter-Lizzie; Andrew and Shannon
Patrick and wife Jill Blair of Omaha, NE and sons-
David, Jordan and Jacob
Teresa and husband Kent Glassmeyer of Laurel, NE and family-
Amanda; Tina and Bill McElroy and children-Baleigh, Amie, Jayden, Breanna & Reagan; Samantha and fiancé Custis
Donna and husband Steve Yancy of Azle, TX and family-
Nathan and fiancée Rosalind Parry; Jacob
Michael Blair of Fairbanks, AK
Tabitha and Carlos Mata of San Antonio, TX and family-
Marisa and Jeremy Anderson and daughter-Sophia; Erica and Brandon Pilger and children-
Jacie, Kyra & Lucas; Karen; Brooke and Chris Hedemark and daughter-Nevaeh; Hanna Mata
Henry and wife Hilary Blair of Mantorville, MN and family-
Adam and Morgan
George and Tonie Blair of Lusby, MD and family-
Cherrie and daughter-Tali Mae; Eric, Jessica, Justin, Faith, and Perry
Christopher and wife Samantha Blair of Jacksonville, NC and family-
CJ, Mackenzie, and Zackary
Rebecca and husband Dan Ruppert of Holiday, FL and daughter-
Alexis
Alicia and husband Erick Gimbel of Havelock, NC

Sister- Mary (Shanley) Quillen of Atlantic Beach, FL

Joan was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, and two brothers- Harry and Theodore Shanley.

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