Joan Nancy Hoefler, 82, of Westphalia, Kansas, passed away Tuesday, February 5, 2019, at Greystone Residential Care in Iola, Kansas.

Joan was born December 9, 1936, in rural Parsons, Kansas, the daughter of Geard Jonnes and Hazel Emma (Vitousek) Quathamer. She grew up on the family farm in the Parson/Erie area and graduated from Erie High School in 1955.

On November 12, 1956, she and John William Hoefler were married in Chanute, Kansas. They became the parents of four daughters. They made their home near Westphalia for all of their married life until moving to Iola a short time ago.

Joan was a member of St. Teresa Catholic Church and the Altar Society in Westphalia. She worked for 23 years as a housekeeper at the Coffey County Hospital in Burlington until her retirement.

On July 5, 2014, Joan and John suffered the loss of their daughter, Bernadette Hoefler. She was also preceded in death by a sister, LaVina Cole.

She leaves John, her husband of more than 62 years; three daughters, Nancy Smith and husband Jackie, Fredonia, KS, Esther Fleming and husband Ron, Lexington, KY, and Melinda Lake and husband Chris, Milton, KS; 6 grandchildren, Joshua Smith, Jamin Hess, Elizabeth Vernon, Chris Lake, Jr., and Reuben and Emma Fleming; 9 great-grandchildren; a sister, Geraldine Criswell, Solomon, KS; a brother, G. D. Quathamer, Salina, KS; many other relatives and friends.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 A.M. Monday, February 11, 2019, at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Westphalia. Burial will follow in St. Teresa Cemetery.

A Rosary will be recited 4:00 P.M. Sunday at the church followed by visitation.

Memorial contributions may be to the Alzheimer's Association and may be sent in care of Jones Funeral Home, PO Box 277, Burlington, KS 66839.