Dr. Joan Haselman Carter. Born April 13th, 1933 in Lima, Ohio. Dr. Carter was a Nursing Professor and Associate Dean of Saint Louis University’s School of Nursing from 1969-2005. Joan received her BSN in nursing from St. Rita’s in Ohio and her Masters in Nursing Administration from St. Louis University. In 1992, Joan took a sabbatical from SLU to pursue her PhD in nursing from the University of Iowa.
Joan was preceded in death by her parents, Lewis and Kathryn Gore Haselman, a sister Edna White, her husband, Don Eugene Carter, and her daughter, Ann Marie Carter Mersmann.
She is survived by a daughter, Carol Carter Reed, a sister Mary Haselman, a son-law, Ken (Tomea) Mersmann, grandchildren; Joy, Grace, Mark Mersmann and Gabby, Eric, Audrey and Caroline Reed; nieces Jayma Watkins,Joan Burwell and nephews,Tom and Terry White.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Joan’s honor may be made to St. Louis University’s Nursing Scholarship Fund at https://giving.SLU.edu/Carter
A memorial service for Joan will be held Friday, June 23, 2023 at 11:00 AM at The Abbey Church at Saint Louis Priory, 500 S Mason Rd, St. Louis, MO 63141.
Joan will be lead to rest at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.HoffmeisterSouthCounty.com for the Carter family.
