JOAN STRONG STREET, 80, PASSED AWAY JULY 29, 2025. SHE WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 19, 1944 TO LLOYD ELMO AND MERLE MCKINNEY STRONG IN AMERICAN FORK, UTAH. SHE WAS THE MIDDLE CHILD OF 5 SIBLINGS. HER CHILDHOOD WAS SPENT MOST OF THE TIME UP AMERICAN FORK CANYON WHERE HER FATHER WORKED IN THE YANKEE MINE AND HER MOTHER PREPARED FOOD FOR THE MINERS. SHE IS A GRADUATE OF AMERICAN FORK HIGH SCHOOL. AFTER HIGH SCHOOL SHE ATTENDED BEAUTY COLLEGE WHERE SHE LEARNED TO MAKE A MEAN BEEHIVE.

JOAN MET THE LOVE OF HER LIFE STEWART WATKINS STREET WHILE ATTENDING THE RECORD HOP AT THE APOLLO HALL IN AMERICAN FORK. THEY WERE MARRIED ON MARCH 6, 1965 IN ELKO NV, AND LATER SEALED IN THE PROVO TEMPLE. JOAN AND STEW WERE BLESSED WITH 2 BOYS RALPH AND BRETT.

JOAN WORKED AT HEARTS GAS STATION FOR MANY YEARS. SHE LOVED HER JOB AND ALL THE FRIENDSHIPS SHE MADE ALONG THE WAY. SHE WAS SO SAD WHEN SHE BROKE HER ARM AND WAS UNABLE TO WORK ANYMORE.

JOAN HAD SEVERAL HOBBIES THAT SHE EXCELLED IN. SHE LOVED DECORATING HER HOME FOR EACH HOLIDAY ESPECIALLY CHRISTMAS WHERE SHE DISPLAYED OVER 75 NATIVITIES. JOAN WAS A BEAUTIFUL HOMEMAKER AND TOOK PRIDE IN HAVING A CLEAN WELL DECORATED HOUSE. SHE WAS KNOWN FOR HER GREEN THUMB AND ALWAYS HAD THE PRETTIEST YARD IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SPRING WAS ONE OF HER FAVORITE TIMES WHEN ALL OF HER FLOWERS WOULD BEGIN TO BLOOM AND BRING COLOR BACK TO HER YARD.

JOAN IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND STEWART, HER PARENTS MERLE AND LLOYD.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER CHILDREN RALPH (DONNA) STREET AND BRETT (KIM) STREET, HER SISTERS JUDY DANKLEF AND DEB STRONG, HER BROTHERS GARY AND TED STRONG. GRANDCHILDREN; CHANDLER (MARIAH), CHASE, AND TYSON. GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN; KANOE' AND MCKRAY. HER BEST FRIEND MOOSHIE THAT KEPT HER COMPANY AND LOVED HER DEARLY.

PER JOAN'S REQUEST, ONLY GRAVESIDE SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE LEHI CEMETERY FOR ALL FAMILY AND FRIENDS ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 2025 AT 1:00PM. FAMILY AND FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO THE LEHI 15TH WARD CHURCH PAVILLION FOR A LITE LUNCH AFTERWARDS.

WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK FAMILY AND FRIENDS FOR HELPING THROUGH THIS DIFFICULT TIME. IT IS GREATLY APPRECIATED.