M. Joan Mildenstein

M. Joan Mildenstein , 92, passed peacefully from this life on Sunday, March 19, 2023 in Provo, Utah .

She was born April 8, 1931 in Madison, Yolo County, California, the 3rd child of Ernest A. Dangerfield and Iva Beulah Schooling. She joined brothers Keith and Ervin, and was followed by her sister Carol.

Her family moved to Josephine, Co. Oregon in 1937 at the height of the Great Depression. Growing up in the timber country and river valleys of Southern Oregon, gave her a lifelong appreciation of trees, flowers, and all of God’s creations.

She met her husband Gilbert after WWII and they were married in 1949. She and Gib were later sealed in the Salt Lake City Temple. They raised their 3 boys in Grants Pass, Oregon

Joan will be remembered for:
Being frugal and Practical
Having a beautiful soprano voice
Loving Strauss waltzes and listening to them often
Loving gardening, flowers and her dogs and cats
Being an excellent seamstress, and unapologetically loving each member of her family.

She especially enjoyed camping with her extended family during hunting season, and was an excellent shot herself. She fiercely defended her roses from uninvited deer!

Mostly she will be remembered for being the first in her family to embrace the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The legacy of faith left to her extended family, is immeasurable. We love and honor you Mom, and Grandma!

Joan will be greatly missed, but we rejoice as we think of her reunion with husband Gilbert (Gib), her parents and brothers Keith and Ervin, son Ernest, grandson Nik and great-granddaughter Lucy.

She is survived by her sister Carol Siler (Salem, Oregon), sons Keith Mildenstein (Debbie) Provo, Utah, Boyd Mildenstein (Paula) Orem, Utah, and Gary Mildenstein (Becki) New Lexington, Ohio.

Her legacy includes 16 grandchildren, 55-great grandchildren, and 3 great-great grandchildren as well as several nieces and nephews.

A viewing and memorial service will be held on Thursday April 6, 2023 at Nelson Family Mortuary (4780 N. University Avenue in Provo, Utah) viewing at 2:00 P.M, memorial at 2:30 PM. Interment will be in the Granite Hill Cemetery in Grants Pass, Oregon at a later date.

The family would like to thank the staff at Cove Point Retirement Community for their kind, attentive care, especially during this past year.