Joan Joyce Opseth
Celebration of Joan’s life will be held on Saturday, July 31, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church in Hayfield, MN. Visitation will be 10:00 – 11:00 am with the funeral service beginning at 11:00. Burial will be at Hayfield Cemetery with lunch following at the church.
Joan Joyce Opseth, 85, passed away on December 16, 2020, at St. Mark’s Memory Care in Austin, MN. Joan was born in Morristown, MN on January 29, 1935, the daughter of Sterling and Vera (Simpson) Deming. Joan graduated from Claremont High School and began working at the Owatonna Bank. It was there that she met her future husband.
Joan married Don Opseth on June 24, 1956 in Owatonna, MN. The daughter of dairy farmers, Joan had a strong work ethic. After their move to Hayfield, she helped to support their growing family by working for Winslow’s Bakery, Alibi Lanes, and several years as a nurse’s aide for Field Crest Care Center where she was always willing to work any of the three s