JoAnn Emmel
JoAnn Emmel, 79, Sher-
wood, passed away
Thursday, June 13, 2019,
at the Good Samaritan So-
ciety in Mohall.
JoAnn Brannon was
born November 28, 1939,
the daughter of Joseph
and Lillian (Miller) Bran-
non, in Alexandria, Vir-
ginia. She was raised in
Alexandria and graduated
from George Washington
High School.
On November 8, 1958,
JoAnn was united in mar-
riage to Dennis Emmel in
Alexandria, VA. They
made their home on the
family farm near Sher-
wood, ND, where they
farmed and ranched.
She was a member of
the Homemaker’s Club,
Stafford Baptist Church
and attended Faith Baptist
Church in Kenmare.
As a young girl, she en-
joyed spending time with
her grandparents, Granny
and Pop at Virginia
Beach, VA. While she was
in high school, she
worked at Ben Franklin as
a clerk and later at the
Pentagon as a treasury
clerk. She enjoyed garden-ing, sewing, baking,
ceramics and her doll col-
lection. She loved spend-
ing time with her
grandchildren and at-
tending their activities.
She will forever be in the
hearts of those who loved
her. We will miss her and
her smile.
JoAnn is survived by:
children, Debbie (Al) Er-
ickson, Minot, Jeff
(Jeanne) Emmel, Millikan,
CO, and Michele (Mark)
Nelson, Kenmare, ND;
seven grandchildren,
Melissa Haag, Burnsville,
MN; Erika (Cole) Stephen-
son, Ally Emmel and
Dakota Bagbey, all of CO,
Ashley (Jason) Huber,
Westhope, ND, Clay Nel-
son, and Kylee Nelson,
both of Kenmare; four
great-grandchildren,
Alexa and Denlin Haag,
Burnsville, MN, and Eden
and Ember Huber,
Westhope, ND. Several
nieces, nephews and
cousins also survive.
JoAnn was preceded in
death by her husband,
Dennis (who passed away
January 21, 2014);
grandparents; parents;
grandson-in-law, Lee Hel-
mers; great-grandson,
Jaeger Huber; and two
brothers-in-law, John Gil-
seth and Leon Durbin.
Funeral: Thursday,
June 20, 2019,at 11:00
a.m. at Faith Bap-
tistChurch, Kenmare.
Interment: Rosehill
Cemetery, rural Norma,
ND.
Visitation: Thursday
one hour prior to the ser-
vice at the church.
Memorials: Remem-
brances may be made to
the Alzheimer’s Associa-
tion, Maple View Memory
Care in Minot, or to the
Good Samaritan Society
in Mohall, ND.
Those wishing to sign
the online register and
share memories may ac-
cess the online obituaries
section at
(www.thompson
larson.com).