Joan Marie VANDRIESSCHE

24 DEC 1932 - 28 JUN 2011

• BIRTH: 24 DEC 1932, Mishawaka, St Joseph, IN
• DEATH: 28 JUN 2011, Mishawaka, St Joseph, IN

• MARRIAGE: 1 MAY 1954, St Bavo Catholic Church, Mishawaka, IN

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[N33655] Joan M VanDriessche Hoerstman

BIRTH 24 Dec 1932
Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN

DEATH 28 Jun 2011 (aged 78)
Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, IN

BURIAL
Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery
Mishawaka, St. Joseph, IN
PLOT Section B (northwest section), row 24
MEMORIAL ID 72232462 ·

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Joan M. Hoerstman
Dec. 24, 1932 - June 28, 2011

MISHAWAKA - Joan M. Hoerstman, 78, of Mishawaka, passed away early Tuesday morning, June 28, 2011, in Golden Living Center, Mishawaka, following a long illness. Joan was born December 24, 1932, in Mishawaka, a daughter of the late Joseph and Rachel Marie (Maenhout) VanDriessche. She spent most of her life in Mishawaka, and was a graduate of St. Joseph Academy in South Bend. Joan married Al J. Hoerstman on May 1, 1954, in St. Bavo Church, Mishawaka. Before marriage, Joan worked at the Studebaker Corporation. After starting a family, she was a homemaker. When her children were older she worked several years at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in South Bend. She later was employed for 17 years at the University of Notre Dame where she was a technical typist for math professors. Joan was a member of St. Bavo Catholic Church in Mishawaka. She was a homebody who enjoyed cooking, baking, knitting, crocheting, flower and vegetable gardening. She also liked fishing with her husband. Joan's surviving family includes her husband of 57 years, Al; seven children, Ann Marie Doyle of Elkhart, Mark (Angela) Hoerstman of Lakeville, Mary Guyer of California, Rita Louise (Matt) Weiss of Walkerton, Linda Jean (Ted) Szalewski of Mishawaka, Karen Lee (David) Zigon of Warsaw and James Hoerstman of South Bend; three sisters, Dolores (Donald) Newcomer of Osceola, Evelyn (Harold) McCartney of Nevada and Sylvia (Nate) VanDuysse of Mishawaka; 15 grandchildren, Kristin, Amber, Ben, Neil, Layne, Garrett, Leslie, Stephen, Ross, Hunter, Trevor, Taylor, David, Allison and Ashlyn; and one great-grandchild, Elizabeth. Friends may spend time with Joan's family today (Thursday) from 2 - 4 p.m. and 6 - 8 p.m. in Goethals & Wells Funeral Home, 503 W. 3rd Street, Mishawaka, where a prayer service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday at 11 a.m. in St. Bavo Catholic Church, 502 W. 7th Street, Mishawaka, with Rev. Barry England officiating. Cremation will follow, with burial at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Mishawaka. Contributions in Joan's memory are suggested to St. Bavo Church or to Alzheimer's Services. Assistance with memorials is available at the funeral home. An online guestbook, ability to share messages of condolence and memories with Joan's family is available at www.goethalswells.com.

Published in South Bend Tribune on June 30, 2011