Joan Ellen Bruntjen was born on May 2, 1935 and went to be with the Lord on June 28, 2020 at the age of 85. She was preceded in death by her ex-husband Jimmie Bruntjen and former husband, Ray Gordon Dean.
Joan is survived by her children, Ron (the late Chari) Dean, Larry Dean, Judy (the late Joey) Johnson, Bob (Amy) Dean and Cindy Musky, grandchildren; Jeremy and Rebecca Dean, Harley and Clayton Dean, Joshua Joseph Johnson, Jacob and Justin Dean and April, Mitchell and Lukus Musky and great grandchildren, Kayleigh and Joey Johnson.
She was also preceded in death by her brother, John Bouma and parents, Sidney and Nellie Bouma.
Joan truly loved her family, especially time spent and memories created with grandkids and her “grand dogs”, Ruckus, Rasko and Mrs. Clover, “the cat”.
She will be remembered by her love of nature, biking and gardening. She found happiness in helping others, cooking, and helping the homeless with her words of encouragement. Joan was the friendliest person with the gift of gab, and anyone that rode the city bus could agree.
A memorial gathering will be held at a later date, please contact the family for more information.
In lieu of flowers please consider making a memorial contribution to In the Image of Grand Rapids. Donations can be made using the link here: https://www.intheimage.org/donate
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