Joan Alice (Jaeger) Minton, of South Gulf Cove, formerly of Ferndale and Oxford, Michigan, died at Englewood Community Hospital on Aug. 21, 2018.
She was born to Edward and Lorene Jeager at home in Ferndale Michigan on Aug. 23, 1934. She married Charles Edgar Minton on Oct. 11, 1952 in Ferndale.
Joan was employed at Glueckman’s Jewelers and Ferndale Public Library and later, was a proofreader at the Oxford Leader. She was an avid reader.
Mrs. Minton leaves behind a daughter, Kim (Jim) Smith of Lapeer, son Bradley at home, grandmother of Amanda (David), of Willets, CA, Christopher (Danielle) of Englewood, Vaughn and Rebecca (Joe), both of Lapeer, step-grandson Sean (Audra) of Grand Blanc.
Great-grandmother to Madison, Elijah, Alvah, Jaxson, Bronn, Nicah and Charleigh. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2015 and a daughter, Cheryl in 2002.