Joan Marie Strom, 87, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 24, 2020 in East Lansing, Michigan. Born July 18, 1932 to Laurence E. and Mearl H. (Peters) Grubaugh, Joan was skilled with her crochet needles and made many beautiful blankets and rugs throughout her life. She enjoyed country music, and she loved her grandchildren and great-grandchildren dearly.
She was preceded in death by her first husband, Ray Peterman; her second husband, Willard Strom; her parents; and her siblings, Margaret Smith and Laurence Grubaugh.
She will be lovingly remembered by her children, Margie (the late Curtis) Peterson, Danny Peterman, and Christine (Alan) Barber; her grandchildren, Joel Peterman, Jamie VanDerMoere, Miranda Peterman, Garrett Peterman, Alex Barber, Adam Barber, and Amber Taylor; her great-grandchildren, Jayla Fleming, Logan Peterman, Jared Peterman, Kiera Peterman, Emmett Taylor, Andrew Taylor, Dakota Peterman, Braxton Peterman, Delilah Peterman, William Jones, and Marvis Jones; her sister, Eva Hodges; and her many nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 2pm at the Gorsline Runciman Funeral Homes, DeWitt Chapel, 205 E. Washington St. in DeWitt. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the funeral service.
Interment will be in Fulton Center Cemetery in Perrinton, Michigan.
Memorial contributions may be made in Joan’s honor to the Alzheimer’s Association or Compassus Hospice.
