JOAN MARIE DOMKE
December 18, 1922 ~ January 11, 2012
Joan Marie Domke died peacefully on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, at her home in New Bloomfield. She was 89.
A visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home, Jefferson City, Missouri. A private graveside service will be held at the familys cemetery in New Bloomfield.
She was born December 18, 1922, in Kankakee, IL to Rose and Francis J. Sullivan. Her father was a psychiatrist and she grew up on the grounds of Kankakee State Hospital. After graduating from high school, she attended Purdue University, obtaining a bachelors degree in microbiology. She moved to Chicago to work at the citys health department, and met her husband-to-be, Herbert R. Domke. He was the love of her life. They married June 14, 1944 in Chicago. He preceded her in death July 21, 1991.
Joan and Herb raised four children and they survive: Catherine Teague of Novato, CA; Jane Domke of Columbia, MO; Henry Domke and wife Lorna of New Bloomfield, MO; and Beth Worthington of St Louis, MO. She has one grandchild, Rebecca Jenkins of Woodacre, CA, and two great-grandchildren, Anna Traub and Indigo Jenkins.
Joan and Herb loved to dance the polka, and they also loved travel and music. Both also loved the beauty and serenity of nature, and were avid gardeners and bird-watchers. When they moved to New Bloomfield in 1970, their interest in gardening expanded into an appreciation of the natural landscape. They began to focus on enhancing what was there and adding more native plants. They founded the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT), a nature garden whose mission is to share the beauty of nature seen in its woods, prairies, ponds and streams. The development of the PGT was a family activity, and Joans son Henry and his wife Lorna have become the new leaders in the transition from a beautiful private nature garden to a public one that can be enjoyed by many.
Special thanks are also noted to Kathy Marquart who lovingly helped to care for Joan and to the SSM Hospice.
In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Prairie Garden Trust (www.prairiegardentrust.org).
Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.
A visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2012, at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home, Jefferson City, Missouri. A private graveside service will be held at the familys cemetery in New Bloomfield.
She was born December 18, 1922, in Kankakee, IL to Rose and Francis J. Sullivan. Her father was a psychiatrist and she grew up on the grounds of Kankakee State Hospital. After graduating from high school, she attended Purdue University, obtaining a bachelors degree in microbiology. She moved to Chicago to work at the citys health department, and met her husband-to-be, Herbert R. Domke. He was the love of her life. They married June 14, 1944 in Chicago. He preceded her in death July 21, 1991.
Joan and Herb raised four children and they survive: Catherine Teague of Novato, CA; Jane Domke of Columbia, MO; Henry Domke and wife Lorna of New Bloomfield, MO; and Beth Worthington of St Louis, MO. She has one grandchild, Rebecca Jenkins of Woodacre, CA, and two great-grandchildren, Anna Traub and Indigo Jenkins.
Joan and Herb loved to dance the polka, and they also loved travel and music. Both also loved the beauty and serenity of nature, and were avid gardeners and bird-watchers. When they moved to New Bloomfield in 1970, their interest in gardening expanded into an appreciation of the natural landscape. They began to focus on enhancing what was there and adding more native plants. They founded the Prairie Garden Trust (PGT), a nature garden whose mission is to share the beauty of nature seen in its woods, prairies, ponds and streams. The development of the PGT was a family activity, and Joans son Henry and his wife Lorna have become the new leaders in the transition from a beautiful private nature garden to a public one that can be enjoyed by many.
Special thanks are also noted to Kathy Marquart who lovingly helped to care for Joan and to the SSM Hospice.
In lieu of flowers, donations are suggested to the Prairie Garden Trust (www.prairiegardentrust.org).
Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.
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It is no wonder you are a renaisance man with such an accomplished Mother. We extend our sympathies on her passing. May God bless you and your family. Clarice
Dr. Domke – Our thoughts and prayers are with you. We miss seeing you and wish you the best.Jean, Tony, AJ and Josh Feather
Joan was my idea of a true lady. May you know peace with her passing.
Dr. Domke and Lorna we are sorry to learn of your mother’s death. May she rest in eternal peace. Amen
Dear Dr. Domke and Lorna – I am so sorry for your loss. It was an honor to have been introduced to your mother during my hike at the Prairie Trust Foundation last Spring and spend a few moments talking with her. May the many wonderful memories of your life together sustain you during this difficult time. The legacy she leaves behind will be cherished by all who are fortunate enough to enjoy the beauty the Foundation has created.
Your Mother was a special person, and we know you and your family will miss her very much. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Dr. Henry Domke and Family,My deepest sympathies on the loss of your mother.
Dr. Domke and family,Please accept my deepest sympathy in your mother’s passing.It sure sounds like she was a very interesting woman and lived a beautiful life (much like you).Sincerely,