Joan Habben

Services are planned at a later date in Yakima, Washington.

Joan Lee Habben was born September 10, 1945 to Paul and Ruth (Moore) Pollack in Fort Worth, Texas. The family moved to Yakima, Washington in the early 1950s where she attended school and graduated from Davis High School. There she met Larry Norman, whom she wed. Their union was blessed with two sons, Anthony and Larry. She settled in Portland, Oregon in the early 1970s and worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant. In the late 1980s she met John Habben, remarried, and moved to Ruthton, Minnesota where John was farming. John died in 2002, and Joan remained at Ruthton. On Saturday, November 7, 2015 Joan passed away at Avera Marshall Hospital at the age of 70.

Joan is survived by her two sons, Anthony and Larry Norman of Yakima, Washington; and two sisters, Mary and Juanita. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Habben; her parents; a sister, Hazel; and a brother, Paul.