Joan Wrobel, 70 of Kearney, died Sunday, May 15, 2022 at her home surrounded by family.

Inurnment will be held on Tuesday, July 5, at 2:00 PM at St. Mary of the Angels Cemetery near Humphrey, Nebraska with Father Eric Olsen officiating. Immediately following the committal service at the cemetery, refreshments will be served in the social hall at St. Francis Catholic Church in Humphrey.

Memorial mass was held 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 27, 2022 at St. James Catholic Church in Kearney with Father Joe Hannappel officiating. Family received friends 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Thursday, May 26, 2022 at O'Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Memorials are suggested to the family.

Joan was born July 5, 1951 in Columbus, Nebraska to Luke and Theresa (Zach) Wieser. She grew up in Columbus and graduated from Columbus Scotus High School. After high school, Joan attended St. Mary's College. She was united in marriage to Scott Wrobel on September 28, 1991 in Columbus. In 1994 the couple moved to Kearney. Joan worked as an administrative assistant in medical records at CHI Good Samaritan Hospital from 1995-2017. After she retired, she worked part-time at Mirror Image.

She enjoyed gardening, yardwork, reading, and her dogs. She was a member of the St. James Catholic Church and Choir. She was also active in Interfaith Caregivers, Meals on Wheels and various other volunteer organizations.

Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Scott Wrobel of Kearney; daughter, Michelle Shingle of Kearney; son, Paul Wrobel of Kearney; grandchildren, Ben Nicholas, Dylan Shingle, Wyatt Shingle, and Alex Hubbard, all of Kearney; brothers, Ted (Theresa) Wieser of Lincoln, NE, Paul (Stacy) Wieser of St. Louis, MO, Andy (Paulette) Wieser of Columbus, NE, Bill (Sandy) Wieser of Harlan, IA, Bob (Cindy) Wieser of Columbus, NE, Joe (Sonya) Wieser of Columbus, NE; sisters, Diane (Don) Vanecek of Blair,NE, Rose (Bill) Held of Rapid City, SD, Sandy (Joe) Disomma of Plattsmouth, NE, Jayne (Ed) Martin of Lee Summit, MO; father-in-law, Joseph Wrobel of St. Louis, MO; brothers-in-law, Doug Hayden of Gladstone, MO, George Menke of Columbus, NE, David (Beverly) Wrobel of St. Louis, MO; sister-in-law, MaryJo (Robert) Freeman of St. Louis, MO.

She was preceded in death by her parents; sisters, Nora Wieser, Judy Menke, and Genene Hayden; mother-in-law, Lorraine Wrobel; nephews, Ben Held and Ryan Wieser.