Joan Irene Spader, 76, of Howard passed away on Monday, Aug. 13, 2018, due to a vehicle accident near Mitchell.

Mass of Christian Burial was held Friday, Aug. 17, at St. Agatha Catholic Church in Howard. Burial followed in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Visitation, Rosary and Scripture services were held Thursday, Aug. 16, at St. Agatha Catholic Church. 

Joan Irene Feldhaus was born June 6, 1942, in Canova to Bernard John and Mary Barbara (Reisch) Feldhaus. Joan was raised in the Howard area, where she attended St. Agatha Catholic School, graduating in 1960.

She married Darrel Spader on Dec. 28, 1960. The couple lived in the Oldham area for a few months before Darrel was called to active duty. They, then, moved to Fort Sill, Okla. until 1962 when they moved back to a farm near Fedora. This is where they raised their children.

Joan started working at the Good Samaritan Center in 1976. She worked numerous departments there, but was mainly involved in Activities. After retiring, they moved into Howard in 2006.

Joan is survived by her husband, Darrel of Howard; children, Sherryl (Mike) Rankin of Woonsocket; Joe (Carla) Spader of Glenwood, Minn., Todd Spader of Howard, Susan (Jeff) Anderson of Bruce, Dana Spader of Madison; siblings, Jerry (Betty) Feldhaus, Marilyn (Jim) Tucek, Marjorie Schoenrock, Irene Colling, Jeanne (Dick) Simpson, Bernard (Lorna) Feldhaus, Phyllis (John) Olson, Dennis (Myra) Feldhaus, Donna (Randy) Page; sister-in-law Elaine Feldhaus; 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; other relatives and friends.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Dick Feldhaus; brothers-in-law, Fred Colling, George Voelker, Jim Tieszen, Ron Schoenrock.