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Hedlin, JoAnne B.
JoAnne B. Hedlin, 82, formerly of Bemidji, Minn. and Marco Island, Fla., died at Northbrook Manor on Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2011, after an extended illness. Private family memorial services will be held at First Lutheran Church with Rev. Steven J. Knudson officiating. Inurnment in Bemidji will be at a later date. Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Survivors include her husband, Warren, a resident of Keystone Cedars; a daughter, Anne (Philip) Lenzen of Cedar Rapids; a son, Andy (Joyce) of Marshall, Minn.; and a brother, Paul Bridston of Bemidji, Minn.
She is also survived by five grandchildren, Sofie, Gunnar and Erik Lenzen and Sameh and Ta'mia Hedlin.
he was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Keith.
JoAnne was born on July 20, 1929, in Grand Forks, N.D., the daughter of Joseph and Anna Pederson Bridston. She graduated from the University of North Dakota and was a member of Alpha Phi Sorority. She also received a post graduate degree in business from Radcliffe College.
JoAnne married Warren A. Hedlin on May 28, 1954, in Grand Forks. She was a homemaker and later worked for the American Lutheran Church at their headquarters in Minneapolis for several years.
JoAnne was a member of First Lutheran Church in Bemidji, P. E. O and Attic Angels. She also was the past president of the Alumni Board for four years at the University of North Dakota, where she received the distinguished Sioux Award. JoAnne enjoyed gardening, cooking, entertaining and instilled in her family the spiritual qualities of life. She and Warren loved downhill skiing and their summer lake home in Bemidji with their family. Her charm, style and excitement for life was an inspiration not only to her family, but also to her many friends.
“The family would like to thank the staffs at Keystone Cedars, Northbrook Manor and Hospice for the loving care given to JoAnne.”
Memorial donations may be given to the University of North Dakota Foundation in memory of JoAnne. All donations will go to the Bridston-Hedlin Endowment for Business and Music.
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Published in The Gazette Oct. 19, 2011.
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