JOAN G. MINDLIN Obituary (1921 - 2018)

Joan Mindlin, 97, of Overland Park, passed away peacefully, January 25, 2018. She was born January 17, 1921 in Trinidad, CO to the late Leo and Hulda Gottlieb. Joan grew up and lived in Trinidad, CO until she went to college at Seattle Women’s College where she was one semester away from graduating when she met her husband, Stanley H. Mindlin. They were wed on December 18, 1944. Joan’s life was dedicated to her family. Her husband’s work took her to a wide variety of places including: Kansas City, Clinton, MO, St. Louis, Louisville, Ohio, Virginia, Edmonton Alberta, Canada, Chicago, Milwaukee and ultimately returning to Kansas City in 1990. Joan was preceded in death by her husband and her daughter, Janet M. Scarbrough. She leaves behind her son, Harold Mindlin and wife Barbara Jane of Austin TX; daughter, Barbara Kovacs, of OPKS; son-in-law, Steve Scarbrough; 10 grandchildren, Emily Kovacs, Brandan Kovacs, Megan Arrington, Danny Scarbrough, Amy Knollmeyer, Julie Mallcott, Mark Scarbrough, David Coe, Diane Booher, Leslie Kornsgold and 18 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions be made to JDRF Kansas City Chapter, 215 W Pershing Rd #300, Kansas City, MO 64108. A memorial service will be held Sunday, January 28, 2018 at 1:00 PM at the New Reform Temple, 7100 Main, Kansas City, MO 64114. Shiva will be held at 7pm Sunday at Village Shalom.