Joan H. Wethal was born on November 22, 1930 to Wallace and Mae Hegge. Joan graduated from Oregon High School, Class of 1948. She married Wesley Wethal on October 1, 1949.
Wesley and Joan were longtime residents of Oregon, and Joan a lifetime member of Holy Mother of Consolation Catholic Church. Joan was the director of the Oregon Public Library for 31 years, and active in the book sale for many years.
Upon retirement, she enjoyed her volunteer work at the Oregon Area Senior Center, her book club and knitting club, reading, crosswords and jigsaw puzzles. Joan was also a founding member of the Oregon Area Historical Society.
Joan died at the age of 87 on February 7, 2018.