Joan Marie (Ashbacker) Bresnahan |
| Posted 2022-08-30 by mhenderson |
| Published by Mohave Daily News Online on Aug. 30, 2022 - Bullhead City, Arizona - Joan Marie Bresnahan (Ashbacker), age 69, passed away on Wednesday, August 24, 2022. She was born in Dickinson, North Dakota on November 17, 1952 to Charles and Lou Ella Ashbacker. She grew up in the Dakotas and in Montana. Joan was very close to her father and very much a tomboy, even down to the jeans and boots just like her father. She enjoyed riding horses and working with her dad on the ranch. Religion had always played an important part in Joan's life. Her parents gave her a deep understanding of faith through their own example, as it had played a major role in their lives. She was not too clear on what she wanted for her future, she had thoughts of a teaching career, becoming a nun, social worker, or the Military. After High School graduation in 1970, she attended College in Bozeman, Montana and then decided to enlist in the United States Navy in 1972. After finishing training she was stationed at Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia Beach, Virginia, where she met and married David Marcoux (divorced) and had three beautiful daughters. In 1989, she married William Bresnahan and they had been married for 33 years. Joan later received her Bachelors of General Studies in 1989 from Chaminade University of Honolulu, Hawaii. After retiring from the military she became a dedicated case worker for CPS and Catholic Charities. After retirement she enjoyed spending time doing Genealogy, she was an active member of DAR (Daughters of American Revolution), visiting her grandchildren, and traveling. She was preceded in death by her parents. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother and is survived by her husband, William; her three daughters, Chrissy (Jamie) of Charon, Nebraska, Theresa (Mike) of Fallon, Nevada, and Stacy (Alfred) of Yorktown, Virginia; seven grandchildren, Taryn, Alyssa, Lauryn, Trevor, Paige, Aubrey and Zander; three step-children, Christine of Bullhead City, Arizona, Richard (Amber) of Youngsville, Louisiana, and Jessica (Stephen) of San Bernardino, California; and nine step-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandson. Catholic services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 30 2022 at St. Margaret Mary's Catholic Church, 1691 N. Oatman Road, Bullhead City, Arizona. Internment will be at The Black Hills National Cemetery at a later time. In lieu of flowers, please make any donations to St Labre Indian School in honor of Joan. See Also: Find A Grave |
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