Joanie's obituary as it appeared in our local newspaper, The Union Democrat, on Wednesday, April 28.

Joan ‘Joanie’ Marie Carle
May 6, 1946 — April 10, 2010

Twain Harte resident Joan “Joanie” Marie Carle died April 10 at Memorial Medical Center in Modesto. She was 63. She was born in Glendale and lived in Twain Harte for 31 years. She worked as an elementary school teacher for 36 years, 27 of those years in Sonora at Mother Lode Adventist Junior Academy.

She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Sonora Seventh-day Adventist Church and Mother Lode Art Association. She spent one year as a missionary in Hong Kong, and traveled around the world on the way back. She enjoyed traveling and painting, especially watercolors.

She is survived by her husband of 35 years, Lance Carle, of Twain Harte; a son, Troy Carle, of Auburn, Wash.; a sister, Brenda Holden, of Riverside; five nieces and nephews; and two in-laws.

She was preceded in death by her father, Bob Hoatson, in 1989; her mother, Louise Hoatson-Carr in 2010. Services were held April 17 at the Sonora Seventh-day Adventist Church.

Donations can be made to the Art Education Fund, Reading Program Fund at the Mother Lode Adventist Junior Academy, 80 N. Forest Road, Sonora, CA 95370.


**I've posted some pictures of Joanie through the years. They can be viewed at: JoanieHoatsonCarle.shutterfly.com with "Joanie" as the password.