Joan Lund

Joan M. Lund, 89,

Minot, passed away on

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

at her daughter’s home.

Joan was born May 9,

1933 to Joseph and Regina

(Susak) Pitner in Minot.

She was raised and edu-

cated in the Minot area.

On April 23, 1962, Joan

was united in marriage

with Donald “Hap” Lund.

The couple would be

blessed with two children,

Duane and Constance.

Hap passed away in 2018.

Joan worked for many

years as a bookkeeper for

Westland Oil. She was

also a secretary for the La-

dies’ Auxiliary of the

American Legion and

worked in the church of-

fice of Little Flower

Catholic Church in Minot.

Joan took great pride in

her lawn, flower beds,

and garden and found

comfort and relaxation in

tilling and weeding. Joan

also enjoyed canning the

produce from her garden.

Joan loved to read cook-

books and try out new re-

cipes. She taught her

daughters, grand-

daughters, and several

nieces how to make buns

from scratch. Known as

“Auntie Joan”, she en-

joyed hosting Thanksgiv-

ing for many years and

there are many fond

memories of good food

and family.

Joan was a good care-

giver who always looked

after others. She sewed

the clothes for her chil-

dren and loved babysit-

ting her grandchildren in-

stead of having them go to

a daycare. Joan was al-

ways willing to give a

back rub or massage achy

legs. Even in the days pri-

or to her passing, she

would rub our hands to

comfort us and tell us not

to cry, that everything

would be okay, and to

take it one day at a time.

Joan will be greatly

missed by all who knew

her.

Joan was an avid gar-

dener who loved quilting,

sewing, and baking. She

enjoyed being part of

bowling leagues with her

husband. She was a

member of Little Flower

Catholic Church, Minot

Quilting Guild, and the

American Legion Ladies’

Auxiliary.

Joan is survived by her

son, Duane (Sue) Lund,

Sawyer, ND; daughter,

Constance (Bruce) Geyer,

Minot; grandchildren,

Nikki (Mark) Rau, Colton

and Dylan Lund, Kali

(Justin) Westmeyer, and

Mindi (Josh) Grudzinski;

great-grandchildren,

McKlayne, Trey, Sutton,

Tandy, Nora, Gannon,

and Baby G.; brothers,

John (Irene) Pitner and

Joseph Pitner, Jr., both of

Minot; sisters, Gladys

Kraft, Norwich, ND, and

Joyce Bean, Kansas City,

KS; sister-in-law, Barbara

Pitner, Minot; and

numerous nieces and

nephews.

She was preceded in

death by her husband,

Donald Lund; parents,

Joseph and Regina Pitner;

brothers, Daniel and

Lawrence Pitner; sister,

Judith Pitner;

sister-in-law, Jackie

Pitner; brother-in-law,

Peter Kraft; and nephew,

Lawrence John Pitner.

A liturgy of the word

service will be held on

Monday, August 29, 2022

at 10 a.m. at

Thompson-Larson Fun-

eral Home in Minot. Buri-

al will follow at Sunset

Memorial Gardens in

Minot. Visitation will be

on Sunday, August 28

from 2-4 p.m. at the fun-

eral home with a vigil and

rosary service at 4 p.m.

Those wishing to sign the

online register and share

memories may access the

online obituaries section

at thompsonlarson.com