Joan Marie (Wildes) Gilland, 70, Wabasha

Joan Marie (Wildes) Gilland, age 70, of Wabasha, Minnesota, died Saturday, November 11, 2017, at Saint Elizabeth’s Medical Center after a courageous battle with liver cancer.
On Saturday morning, relatives and people who knew her and her family, dropped by her side to express sadness over her death. They noted she was a “gentle soul with a witty spirit” who always spoke proudly of her two sons.
Joan was born in Wabasha, Minnesota on February 26, 1947 to Stanley and Mabel (Wodele) Wildes.
She enjoyed reading and spending time at the Wabasha Library. She also enjoyed shopping and watching CNN. She was an active volunteer at St. Elizabeth’s Health Care Center and St. Elizabeth’s Nursing Home helping to care for the residents there.
Joan is survived by two sons, Ron Merckling, Pasadena, CA and John Merckling, Shakopee, MN and his son and Joan’s grandson, Nathan Merckling, St. Cloud, MN. Also surviving are brothers and sisters-in-law, Jack and Bernie Wildes, St. Paul, MN, Bruce and Sue Wildes, Wabasha, MN, Gerry and Barb Wildes, St. Paul, MN, Paul Wildes and Louise Bertman, San Francisco, CA, Sharon (Victor) Keefe, Victoria, TX, Lois Wildes, Sioux Falls, SD; nieces, nephews and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, Stanley and Mabel Wildes and brothers, James and Chuck Wildes.
Joan has donated her body to the Mayo Clinic for medical research. A private burial will take place at a later date at St. Felix Cemetery in Wabasha.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, November 15, 2017 at 2:00pm at the Abbott Funeral Home in Wabasha. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday one hour before the service. Memorials are preferred to Mayo Clinic-Department of Development, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55901 or to St. Elizabeth’s Community Development Foundation, 1200 5th Grant Blvd. W., Wabasha, MN 55981. The Abbott Funeral Home of Wabasha is in charge of arrangements. www.abbottfh.com

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