Joan Pullen
Oct. 10, 1929 – June 18. 2017

OAKLAND – Joan Louise Pullen, 87, of Oakland died on Sunday, June 18, 2017, at Oakland Heights Nursing Home in Oakland.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 24, at 10 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Rosalie. The Rev. Steven Breazier will be officiating. The visitation will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, June 23, at the Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home in Bancroft. Burial will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Elk City Cemetery near Elk City. Memorials are suggested to the United Methodist Church in Rosalie. Munderloh-Smith Funeral Home of Bancroft is in charge of the arrangements.

Joan was born on Oct. 10, 1929, near Arlington, the daughter of Walter and Amelia (Jorgensen) Renard. After graduating from Hooper High School, Joan attended the University of Nebraska at Lincoln majoring in art, until returning home to help on the family farm.

On Nov. 30, 1950, she was united in marriage to Larry Lee Pullen at the United Methodist Church in Hooper. To this union five children were born: Larry, Margaret, Kathy, Ruth and Amy. Joan was a member of the Parks Club, card club and the Rosalie United Methodist Church, where she served as a Lay person for 10 years. She loved to read, play solitaire, garden and care for her flowers. Joan and Larry served as king and queen of the Old Settlers Parade and were active as a member of the Old Settlers. She enjoyed spending time with her family.

Joan is survived by a son, Larry Michael Pullen (Sammi Osterlund) of Fremont; daughters, Margaret (Keith) Burge of Waterloo, Kathy (Marlin) Greenfield of Uehling, Ruth (Eric) Tippery of Fremont, Amy (Corey) Acklin of Omaha; 17 grandchildren; and 29 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Larry on May 30, 2017; and an infant brother, Walter F. Renard.

~~~Obituary courtesy of Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~