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 Joan
M. Westen
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[June 20, 2026]
LINCOLN -
Joan M. Westen, 88, of Lincoln, formerly of Beason, passed away on
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at Copper Creek Cottages. |
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Service:
Graveside Services for Joan will be held on Friday,
June 26, 2026, at 11:00 am, at the New Union
Cemetery in Lincoln.
Funeral home:
Peasley Funeral Home, Lincoln
Obituary
Joan M. Westen, 88, of
Lincoln, formerly of Beason, passed away on
Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at Copper Creek Cottages.
Joan Marie Heft was born January 3, 1938, in
Lincoln, Illinois, daughter of H. Vernon and Evelyn
Kurtz Heft. She was united in marriage to William
Darwin Westen on June 19, 1960. He preceded her in
death on June 11, 2022.
Joan is survived by her children: Lisa (Mike) Egizii
and Jodi Ritterbush, all of Lincoln; two
grandchildren: Ali (Anthony) Mikels and Emma
Ritterbush; three great-grandchildren: Luca, Lia,
and Lainey; and one sister: Cynthia (Marvin) Wilhite.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her
husband; one brother, Harold Heft; and son-in-law,
Doug Ritterbush.
Joan graduated from Beason High School in 1956 and
Illinois State Normal University in 1960. She taught
at Beason Grade School before continuing her career
at Washington–Monroe Elementary where she remained
until her retirement in 1994.
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She was a former
member of the Methodist Church of Beason where she
taught Sunday school and played the piano, and later
of First United Methodist Church of Lincoln. Joan
will be remembered as a doting wife, mother, and
grandmother whose family meant everything to her.
Graveside Services for
Joan will be held on Friday, June 26, 2026, at 11:00
am, at the New Union Cemetery in Lincoln with Mr.
Ryan Edgecombe officiating. Cremation Rites have
been accorded.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital or Shriner’s Hospitals for
Children.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Peasley
Funeral Home of Lincoln.
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