JoAnn Converse

MEMORIAL SERVICES : 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Park Rapids, MN. SURVIVORS : Her husband, Bruce "Bud"; her daughters: Kathy Lou Knoch and Laurie Lee (Craig) Greene; grandchildren: Michael John McKinney and Shawna Lee McKinney and her great grandchildren: Jackie, Autumn and Cora. JOANN MARY CONVERSEJanuary 31, 1931 ~ May 3, 2013 JoAnn Mary Converse, age 82 of Park Rapids, MN passed away with her family at her side on Friday, May 3, 2013.JoAnn was born on January 31, 1931 to John and Gertrude (Ledo) Falk in South Saint Paul, MN. She grew up and also attended the high school in South Saint Paul. On August 27, 1965 JoAnn married Bruce "Bud" Converse in Watertown, South Dakota. She was a wonderful wife and mother. JoAnn also worked outside of the home as a Nurses Aid and an office clerk for Stockman"s Exchange. She loved music and enjoyed playing the piano, accordion, bass guitar and the dobro. In her spare time, JoAnn liked to fish, travel, dance and go camping. She will be greatly missed.JoAnn will be lovingly remembered by her husband, Bruce "Bud"; her daughters: Kathy Lou Knoch and Laurie Lee (Craig) Greene; grandchildren: Michael John McKinney and Shawna Lee McKinney and her great grandchildren: Jackie, Autumn and Cora.She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Gertrude; sister, Lorraine Miller and brother, Jackie.Memorial services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 8, 2013 at the Calvary Lutheran Church in Park Rapids. Memorials are preferred.