Joan A. Stoffel

Joan A. Stoffel, age 88 of Madison Lake, passed away on Friday, March 14, 2025 at her home surrounded by her family.

 Memorial service will be Thursday, April 3, 2025 at 11 AM at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Mankato, with Pastor Jay Dahlvang officiating. Interment will be in Woodland Hills Memorial Park in Mankato. www.woodlandhillsfh.com

 Visitation will be on Thursday morning for one hour prior to services at the church. Arrangements by Woodland Hills Funeral Home of Mankato. www.woodlandhillsfh.com

 Joan was born March 22, 1936 in Vernon Center, Minnesota to Laurence and Ethel (Smothers) Pahl. She attended Welcome Memorial in Garden City school in 1954 then went on to Mankato Beauty School. She owned and operated beauty salons in Good Thunder and in Mankato and later managed the salon at Oak Terrace Assisted Living when she finally retired after 50 years as a beautician. 

 Joan donated her time with the Good Thunder Pioneer Indian Days beauty pageants, offered free rides to the salon for her elderly clients, was a young teens group leader for the Modern Woodman organization for several years, and was active in her church, especially with winter housing for the homeless.

 Joan enjoyed sewing. She taught all her daughters to drive a stick shift. She loved to travel, especially as a hairdresser on the Mississippi Queen paddle boat, and always had a beautiful flower garden at her home on Lake Washington.

 Joan is survived by her daughters Sheila Applen of Cable WI, Lisa Stoffel (Chad Groetsch) of Annandale MN, and Nicol (Nick) Grimm of Madison Lake MN; grandchildren Mykel Hubbard, Autumn Marlatt (Nick Bleess), Corey Marlatt (Cass Figueroa), and Desiree Marlatt (KC Dallman); great grandchildren Tucker Marlatt, Reegan Duit, and Myla Marlatt. She is also survived by her brother Bob (Char) Pahl of Vernon Center, and nieces and nephews Marnie Stimpert, Mark (Amy) Pahl, Tracy (Derek) Zwickey, and Rob Pahl (Leslie Johnson). 

 She will be missed by many friends and family and truly missed by her best friend William Thornton.

She is preceded in death by her parents, brother Darreld Pahl, infant son Wayne Applen, and daughter Kirstie Applen.