Individual Details
Joan Marie Baumfalk
(25 Jan 1934 - 3 Nov 2022)
Joan Mills, of McCook, passed away Thursday evening, November 3, 2022 at the Hillcrest Nursing Home in McCook. She was 88 years of age.
Cremation was chosen and memorial services will be held at 11AM, Saturday morning, November 19, 2022 at the McCook E-Free Church with Pastor Jeff Donelan officiating. Inurnment will follow services in Memorial Park Cemetery of McCook.
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Joan Marie (Baumfalk) Lytle Mills was born April 25, 1934 in Hitchcock County to Alvin and Hannah Pollmann Baumfalk and entered Heaven on November 3, 2022. Alvin passed away when Joan was only nine years old. Hannah later remarried Harry Hein and two more brothers and a sister were added to the family.
Joan graduated High School from Culbertson and lived in the Culbertson and the McCook area her entire life. On March 16, 1952, Joan married Donald Lytle. To this union three boys were born, Rod, Steve and Tim. In 1961 Donald was killed, as a result of a stock car accident. Joan was 27 years old and left with three little boys to care for with the help of her wonderful family. On October 24, 1963 Joan married Gary Mills and they were married until his death on July 24, 2014.
Joan worked several jobs including Bud and Nicks, Recreation Unlimited, Spot Liquor, McCook Eye Clinic and Willow Lanes. Joan loved bowling and taught many how to bowl. Joan also loved fishing, doll collecting, playing bingo and farkle. (And she excelled at all of those)! She loved her pets and was especially close to her last cat, Snoopy. Joan was a wonderful daughter, sister, aunt, mom, mom-in-law, grandma and great grandma. She dearly loved her family and so enjoyed her time with them. She took time to cook with her grandkids and played many games with them.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Alvin Baumfalk, Hannah and Harry Hein; husbands, Donald Lytle and Gary Mills; in-laws, Clark and Emma Mills and James and Helen Lytle; brothers, Kenneth Baumalk and Gerald Hein; brothers- in-law, Donnie Moore, Edward Trupp, Larry Wickham, and Glenn Lytle.
Cremation was chosen and memorial services will be held at 11AM, Saturday morning, November 19, 2022 at the McCook E-Free Church with Pastor Jeff Donelan officiating. Inurnment will follow services in Memorial Park Cemetery of McCook.
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Joan Marie (Baumfalk) Lytle Mills was born April 25, 1934 in Hitchcock County to Alvin and Hannah Pollmann Baumfalk and entered Heaven on November 3, 2022. Alvin passed away when Joan was only nine years old. Hannah later remarried Harry Hein and two more brothers and a sister were added to the family.
Joan graduated High School from Culbertson and lived in the Culbertson and the McCook area her entire life. On March 16, 1952, Joan married Donald Lytle. To this union three boys were born, Rod, Steve and Tim. In 1961 Donald was killed, as a result of a stock car accident. Joan was 27 years old and left with three little boys to care for with the help of her wonderful family. On October 24, 1963 Joan married Gary Mills and they were married until his death on July 24, 2014.
Joan worked several jobs including Bud and Nicks, Recreation Unlimited, Spot Liquor, McCook Eye Clinic and Willow Lanes. Joan loved bowling and taught many how to bowl. Joan also loved fishing, doll collecting, playing bingo and farkle. (And she excelled at all of those)! She loved her pets and was especially close to her last cat, Snoopy. Joan was a wonderful daughter, sister, aunt, mom, mom-in-law, grandma and great grandma. She dearly loved her family and so enjoyed her time with them. She took time to cook with her grandkids and played many games with them.
Preceding her in death were her parents, Alvin Baumfalk, Hannah and Harry Hein; husbands, Donald Lytle and Gary Mills; in-laws, Clark and Emma Mills and James and Helen Lytle; brothers, Kenneth Baumalk and Gerald Hein; brothers- in-law, Donnie Moore, Edward Trupp, Larry Wickham, and Glenn Lytle.
Events
| Birth | 25 Jan 1934 | Hitchcock County, Nebraska | |||
| Marriage | 16 Mar 1952 | Culbertson, Hitchcock County, Nebraska - Donald Ray Lytle |  |  | |
| Marriage | 24 Oct 1963 | Gary Clark Mills | |||
| Death | 3 Nov 2022 | McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska | |||
| Burial | McCook, Red Willow County, Nebraska | |
Families
| Spouse | Donald Ray Lytle (1932 - 1961) |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Child | Living |
| Spouse | Gary Clark Mills (1938 - 2014) |
Notes
Marriage
Donald Ray LytleJames Lytle, Father
Helen Bolles, Mother
Sex Male
Age 19
Birth Year (Estimated) 1933
Father's Sex Male
Mother's Sex Female
Spouse's Name Joan Marie Baumfalk
Alvin L Baumfalk, Father
Hannah Pollmann, Mother
Spouse's Sex Female
Spouse's Age 17
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1935
Spouse's Father's Sex Male
Marriage Date 16 Mar 1952
Marriage Place Culbertson, Hitchcock, Nebraska
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