Joan Pauline Behrendt Obituary (1934 - 2020)

MT. PULASKI - Joan Pauline Behrendt, 86, a long-time resident of Mt. Pulaski, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2020 at Palm Terrace in Mattoon, IL. Joan was born on February 9, 1934 in Flint, MI, the daughter of John and Helen (Rupp) Biesemeier. She was a graduate of Valparaiso University with a degree in social work. Joan is survived by her sons, Richard (Amy) Behrendt and James (Catherine) Behrendt, and her three grandchildren, Cory, John and Michael; her sisters, Phyllis Burson and Carol Pape; and several nieces and nephews. Joan will be interred at the Mt. Pulaski Cemetery. Services have been entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mt. Pulaski, IL.