Joanne B. Hartfiel

Joanne Belle (Christensen) Hartfiel went home to be with Jesus on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Until the morning she suffered a heart attack, she was enjoying life to the fullest. After a few days in ICU, she died peacefully, surrounded by family, holding her hands, singing worship songs and sharing their love.

Joanne grew up in Zimmerman, Minnesota, graduated from Princeton High School in 1960, and spent a couple of years at St. Cloud State University. She had a wonderful career that she enjoyed, and then took full advantage of the blessings of retirement – spending time exploring the wonders of Minnesota and Wisconsin with her husband and best friend, Bob, and joined in on all the shenanigans of her kids, grandkids, and great-grandkids from Minnesota to Missouri to Texas and Florida.

She will be dearly missed by her husband, Bob Hartfiel; sister, Jacie Krafve (Lynn); daughters, Kelli Johnson (Ken Sanford) and Nancy Carey-Houghton (Sean Houghton); sons, Rob Hartfiel and Bryan Carey; grandchildren, Kassi and Matt Ward, Jenni and Tim Glover, Spencer and Jolie Carey, Sawyer Carey, Sylvia Carey, Slayter Carey, Syrus Carey, Salinger Carey, Sayla Carey, Secylia Carey, and Sulyvan Houghton; and great-grandchildren, Jasmine and Ethan Crowe, Wyatt Ward, Ayla Glover, Heaston Ward, Max Glover, Sydni Glover, Abela Glover, Qavah Glover, Ellie Carey, and Everlie Carey.

Two Celebrations of Life will be held:

Thursday, July 27, 2023 at 2 p.m. at Island Place Apartments Commons, 400 River Drive, Wausau, Wisconsin and

Saturday, July 29, 2023 at 11 a.m. at Freshwaters United Methodist Church, 112 7th Ave N, Princeton, Minnesota – with a luncheon and visiting to follow.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.petersonkraemer.com.