Joan Goodale

Joan Goodale, 85, of Diagonal died Oct. 1, 2015, at the Edgewater Care Center in West Des Moines.

Memorial services will be 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at the United Church of Diagonal. Family will receive friends after the service from 2 to 4 p.m. at the church. The Rev. Ed Shields will officiate the service. Burial will be held at a later date. Memorials may be directed to the Knowlton Cemetery, United Church of Diagonal or Diagonal Community School. Online condolences may be left at www.watsonarmstrongfh.com.

Joan Rosa Goodale, daughter of William Emmett (Boxer) and Marie (Hoffman) Woosley, was born on Aug. 2, 1930, in Lead, South Dakota.

Jo grew up on the Woosley farm south of Shannon City, graduating from Shannon City High School in 1948.

On June 22, 1948, Jo married Billie Gene Goodale at her parents’ home. Following the marriage, they lived in Diagonal where Bill worked in his father’s produce business until March 1949, when they moved to the country where they lived the rest of their lives. They farmed and had a dairy operation, with Jo working side by side with Bill, until the dairy cows were sold in 2012.

Bill and Jo supported the Diagonal community and were members of the United Methodist Church, Wesleyan Circle, Sunday school, sponsored in MYF for several years and continued to support the merged United Church of Diagonal.

Jo is survived by her sons, Steve of Martensdale, Jon (Kathy) of Diagonal, Dan (Kristy) of Diagonal and Cris (Gale) of Adel; grandchildren, Eric (Brenda) Goodale, Angie (Jerry) Bedwell, Cindy (Darin) Goins, Billi (Drew) Larsen, Mike (Sarah) Goodale, Kelli Goodale, Greg (Katie) Goodale, Niki Goodale, Brandi Goodale, Ryan Goodale and Staci Goodale; 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Melba Akers and Shirley (Dick) Ide; brother-in-law Kenny Scherer and many nieces and nephews.

Jo was preceded in death by her husband Bill in April; parents; sisters, Jerry Scherer and Freda Tinker and brothers-in-law, Lester Akers and Leroy Tinker.