Joan Werning Anders, 92, passed away at her home in Newhall on Wednesday, 6/3/2026.

Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, 6/9/26, at 10:30 AM at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall with Pastor Nick Palmer officiating. Visitation will be held same day at the church from 9:00 AM to 10:15 AM. Interment will be held following services at St. John Cemetery in Newhall. A luncheon will be held following interment at the church.

Joan was born on 9/1/1933 in Atlanta, Missouri, to Olin and Celia (Hall) Baldwin. She graduated from Lincoln High School in Vinton in 1950. She was united in marriage to Donald Werning on 2/11/1956 in El Paso, Texas. Donald Werning passed away in 1999. She was united in marriage to Donald Anders on 2/14/2003 at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall. Donald Anders passed away in 2023. She was both a farm wife and worked many years for Von Maur.

Joan was an active member in the church at St. John and she was a Newhall Legion Auxiliary member. She loved to garden.

She is survived by her children, Sheryl (Jerry) Brehm and Steven (Barbara) Werning; her grandchildren, Josh Werning, Evan Brehm, and Ethan Brehm; her great-grandchildren, Maximus Werning, Levi Werning, Asher Werning, Reid Brehm, Elsie Brehm, Caiden Brehm, Hayes Brehm, and Ridge Brehm; her step-children, Alan (Diana) Anders and Linda (Galen) Kerkman; 9 step-grandchildren, and 6 step-great-grandchildren; and her sister Pat (Larry) Davis of Urbandale.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Olin and Celia; her husbands, Donald Werning and Donald Anders; and her siblings, Faye Cummings, nola Lindahl, Mardene Schulke, and Edwin Baldwin.

Donations can be made in her name to St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall, Meals on Wheels, or a charity of the donor’s choice.

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