Joan M. Grimm

Joan M. Grimm
February 27, 1933 - March 22, 2010
Millersburg, Iowa
Visitation: 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM March 25, 2010 at Powell Funeral Home & Cremation Service, North English, IA
Funeral Service: 10:00 AM March 26, 1910 at Millersburg United Methodist Church, MIllersburg, Iowa
Interment: March 26, 2010 at Millersburg Cemetery, Millersburg, IA
Joan Maxine Grimm was born on February 27, 1933, in Sigourney, IA, the daughter of Peter and Elizabeth Isabel Clark Clubb. She grew up around Sigourney. Joan married LaVern Roy (Bud) Grimm on January 6, 1950, at the Pleasant Grove Brethren Church near North English. They made their home in Thornburg before moving to Millersburg in 1962. Joan worked as a farm-wife and a school bus driver . She and Bud owned and operated the Dew Drop Inn in Millersburg for several years. She later worked 12 years in housekeeping at the University of Iowa Hospitals, retiring in 1995. Joan was a member of the Millersburg United Methodist Church. She was a loving and caring mother, a care-giver for many years to her parents and father-in-law, an avid sports fan, and was well known for her cooking skills. Bud preceded her in death in July 2003. In August 2008, she moved to her daughters home near What Cheer. Joan died at University of Iowa Hospitals in Iowa City, following an auto accident on Monday, March 22, 2010. She is survived by daughters: Sharon Hopwood and husband Roger of Guernsey, IA; Diane Shaffer and husband Steve of Deep River, IA; Amy Leer and husband Leroy of What Cheer, IA; a son Clifford Grimm of Millersburg, IA; 10 grandchildren and 27 great grandchildren; a brother Larry Clubb of South English, IA; and sisters: Peggy Derby of Richland, IA and Doris Owings of DeWitt, IA. Joan was preceded in death by her parents, husband, brothers Rodney, Russell, Roger, Gordon and Forrest Clubb, sisters Allegra Cooney and Margaret Teeter. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 10:00 AM on Friday, March 26, 2010 at the Millersburg United Methodist Church, Millersburg, IA with Pastor Ben Wilson officiating. Burial will be in the Millersburg Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Powell Funeral Home in North English, IA on Thursday, March 25, 2010 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries. A general memorial fund has been established.