- Date Of Birth: August 29, 1935
- Date Of Death: March 23, 2021
- State: Iowa
Catherine Joens, age 85 of Martensdale formally of Algona, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Catherine Joens, the daughter of M.J. and Fannie (Johnson) Walding, was born on August 29, 1935 in Ozark, Alabama. On February 28, 1953, Catherine was united in marriage to Charles Joens in Ozark, Alabama. The couple moved to Algona. Catherine worked as a clerk at Kmart for 15 years and Millers Country Peddler for 15 years. She retired in 2002. Catherine was a member of the Hillcrest Baptist Church. She enjoyed her grandchildren, great grandchildren, quilting, reading, baking, Alabama football (Roll Tide) and Cubs Baseball. Left to cherish Catherine’s memory are her children, Michael Joens of Martensdale, Timothy (Luanne) Joens of Saginaw, TX, Bruce (Brenda) Joens of Lawton, OK and Marion (Albert) Ostrander of Martensdale; seven grandchildren; twenty great grandchildren with one on the way; brother, Jim (Diane) Walding of Ozark, AL; sisters, Jane Martin of Ozark, AL and Carolyn Threatt of Charlotte, NC; sisters-in-law, Lois Walding Pippin of Ozark, AL, Shirley Joens of Tx and Alene (Joens) Dean of Fairfield, CA and Lael Walding of Ozark, AL and numerous nieces, nephews and other family members. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Lois Evelyn Joens; parents, M.J and Fannie Walding; husband, Charles Joens; brothers, Dan, Bill, Tom and M.J. Walding; sister-in-law, Eloise Walding; brother-in-law, Louis Martin and great granddaughter, Genevieve Hope Joens.
