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Joan Charlebois

Aug. 3, 1956-Oct. 31, 2019

Joan Charlebois, 63,

Centennial, CO, formerly

of Minot, died October 31,

2019 in her home.

Joan was born on Au-

gust 3, 1956, to Anthony

and Verna Charlebois

(Henjum) in Minot, ND.

She was baptized, made

her First Communion and

was Confirmed at St. Leo

the Great Catholic

Church, Minot, ND.

She attended Sunnyside

Elementary School

through sixth grade. Joan

attended Bishop Ryan

High School, graduating

with the class of 1974.

She continued her educa-

tion at Minot State

University, where she stu-

died criminal justice.

In the summer of 1979,

she moved to the Denver,

Colorado area. Joan start-

ed a job at a Holiday Inn

and with the help of a

friend, she earned a job at

a Western Geo Physical

Company. Joan held that

job until 1995 when the

company relocated.

Joan continued in the

working world of IT

departments of hospitals

and for VISA. Recently,

she was a cashier at a gro-

cery store called King

Soopers, where her

co-workers miss her dee-

ply.

Joan liked to bake for

her friends. They all loved

her chocolate covered

strawberries and eclairs.

She loved animals but

cats were her favorite.

George, Jennifer and

Garth Vader were a few of

her favorites with her

most recent fur babies be-

ing named Isabella and

Zach. She will be missed

deeply by all who were

blessed to share in her

life.

Joan is survived by: her

sisters Judy Charlebois

and Christie Charlebois,

both of Thief River Falls,

MN, and Michelle Gieser

of Logan, ND; brother,

Marty (Pam) Charlebois of

Sheridan, WY; numerous

nieces, nephews and spe-

cial friends Virginia Par-

berry and Rosemary Tan-

berg.

Joan was preceded in

death by her parents, sis-

ter Catherine ‘Kitty’ Faydo

and brother John Charle-

bois.

Mass of Christian Buri-

al: 10:30 a.m. Saturday,

June 27, 2020 at St. Leo

The Great Roman Catholic

Church, Minot.

Interment: Rosehill

Memorial Park, Minot, ND

Memories and con-

dolences can be shared at

www.thomasfamily

funeralhome.com.