Joan Menge Foreman

Joan Menge Foreman was born on April 2, 1931 in Ann Arbor, Michigan, daughter of Walter O. and Elsie C. Menge. Her family moved from Ann Arbor to Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1937. She graduated from Stephens College in Columbia MO with an Associate Arts in 1952. She and Mark Foreman were married on August 30, 1952 in Fort Wayne Indiana. Joan and Mark had three sons; Paul Michael, Stephen Mark, and Walter Daniel Foreman.

Joan's family of five moved from southern Indiana to Columbia in late 1960. Joan and her family became active in the local First Presbyterian Church. She and Mark helped to start a young married couples group called "The Mariners". Over a period of thirty years, Joan and Mark designed and built three different, uniquely designed homes in Columbia. In the early 1960's Joan became interested in real estate, and had several ultimately successful real estate ventures. In the early 1980's Joan was the lead in acquiring and remodeling the Paramount Building on the southwest corner of Cherry and 9 Street. She was the creator of Joan's on Ninth, a beautiful upscale fine dining restaurant. Following that venture, Joan became the Director of Public Relations for Mark A. Foreman and Associates, located in the Executive Building at 6th St. and Broadway. She served in that role for the next 10 years.

She was an active member of Constance Circle of the Kings Daughters. Joan was an accomplished and competitive duplicate bridge player. She attained the rank of Advanced Senior Master from the American Contract Bridge League. In her last years, Joan resided at Lenoir Woods Bradford Manor and continued sharing her bridge expertise, both duplicate and party bridge, with her many Lenoir friends.

Joan is survived by her son Paul, of Columbia. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents and sons Stephen Mark Foreman and Walter Daniel Foreman.

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