Jacqueline "Joan" Balm Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Jacqueline “Joan” Balm, 88, of Fort Dodge passed away on Monday, March 4, 2019 at Journeys at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. The funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 30, 2019 at Gunderson Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Visitation will be from 9:30am to 10:30am Saturday at Gunderson’s. Entombment will take place at the North Lawn Mausoleum. Jacqueline “Joan” Balm was born on August 9th, 1930 to Charles and Helen (Mozena) Peed in Iowa City, IA. She graduated from Clarion Public School in 1948. Joan then graduated from ICCC with honors in 1970 and was a member of the National Honor Society. She worked at Trinity Regional Hospital for 33 years. Joan was united in marriage to Paul D. Balm in 1948. They were happily married 60 years. Joan and Paul spent 17 winters in Texas after retirement. She was a member of Riverside United Methodist Church. Her hobbies included sewing and crafts, crocheted afghans for all the children and grandchildren. In the spring of 2008 she moved into Kenyon Place. Joan enjoyed spending social time over lunches or coffee in the library with friends. She was living at Journey's at Friendship Haven when she passed. Joan is survived by her daughters, Sheri Shipman of Phoenix, AZ, Paula (Russ) Warner of Litchfield Park, AZ, and Dawn (Steve) Segebart of Dayton, OH; son, Kerry (Mary) Balm of Green Valley, AZ; sister, Penny (Craig) Lindstrom of Otho, IA; 7 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Paul D Balm; son-in-law, Curt Shipman; parents, Charles and Helen (Mozena) Peed; and her sisters, Patricia Sedlock and Juanita McHenry. In lieu of flowers please direct donations to Unity Point Hospice or Alzheimer's Research.

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Jacqueline "Joan" Balm

August 9, 1930 - March 4, 2019