Joann D Dube

JoAnn D. Dube January 18, 1930 - March 11, 2015

JoAnn (Mrs. Wallace) Dub, age 85, of Faribault, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at the St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, March 16, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Divine Mercy Catholic Church, 139 Mercy Drive, Faribault. Interment will be held at the St. Lawrence Cemetery, Faribault.

Visitation will be held at the Parker Kohl Funeral Home & Crematory of Faribault on Sunday from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. and at the church on Monday for one hour prior to services.

The family prefers that memorials be directed to the Faribault Area Hospice in memory of JoAnn.

JoAnn Delores, the daughter of Ole and Carrie (Verdahl) Barsness, was born on January 18, 1930 in Kenyon, MN. She attended Kenyon High School and graduated with the class of 1947. On January 31, 1948 she was united in marriage to Wallace Dub at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Faribault. JoAnn worked at various businesses in Faribault including Snyder Drug, Donahue''s Greenhouse and at the bakery at Hy-Vee. JoAnn was the "rock" of her family. Wally would decide to have a party and JoAnn would be the "hostess with the mostest" making sure everyone had a great time and plenty to eat. She loved to entertain, especially when it involved all of her family being there. She was an avid bird watcher and enjoyed her flowers and gardening. Her family was the most important part of her life. She made sure that they were all safe, happy and well taken care of. Holidays were always celebrated together when possible. Wally preceded her in death on January 12, 2004. JoAnn was an avid snowmobiler and she was a charter member of the Faribo Sno-Go Club. She was an avid Vikings fan and was also a member of the Faribault Aerie 1460 Fraternal Order of Eagles Auxiliary, a long-standing member of the Daughters of Isabella and also had been a Cub Scout and Brownie Leader.

She is survived by her five children, John Dub of Rochester, MN, Terri (Jerry) Murdock of

Faribault, Mark Dub of Houston, TX, Sharon Banon of Faribault and Michael Dub of Faribault; by 15 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren; by her sister-in-law, Joan Barsness of Burnsville, MN; by two brothers-in-law, Chuck (Rose) Dub of Faribault and Art Dub of Minneapolis and by many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, daughter-in-law, Sue Dub, son-in- law, James Banon, twin great grandchildren, Savanna and Charlie Dub, and by 5 sisters and 4 brothers.