Colorful Echoes of Creativity and Canvas:
Remembering Joan Mahlen
Join us as we honor the life and legacy of a sweet soul:
Joan Mahlen
January 7, 1945 - January 17, 2025
Celebration of Life planned June 7, 2025
Roots Kitchen & Taphouse, Webster SD
see below for details
June 7, 2025
1:00pm Welcome and Remembrance
1:15pm Readings
1:30pm Invitation to Share
All are welcome to attend anytime from 1:00pm to 3:00pm to celebrate Joan's life and legacy of creativity.
If you are unable to visit on June 7, and you would still like to contact the family, you may share your thoughts with us here:
Sharing through your creativity and memories
While attending the Celebration of Life on June 7, you may take part in these activities along with visiting with family:
Share your stories about Joan in our guestbook
Joan's unfinished artwork wants your help - help us complete these pieces!
Share a private note to Joan. We will burn the notes, mix with her ashes and spread them as she wished.
Purchase art by Joan. All proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Project.
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.”
— Dr. Seuss
Remembrance by?
Poem read by ?
Passage ready by ?
The Venue: Roots Kitchen and Taphouse
Thank you!
Joan is survived by her daughter Nancy Mahlen (and family), her son Steve Mahlen (and family), her former spouse Dennis Mahlen, and her two nieces, Penny Fife (and family) and Teri Bassett.
Joan's passing reunites her with her adoptive mother, Louella Bassett; her adoptive father, Walt Bassett and his second spouse Gladys Bassett; her brother, Keith Bassett; her niece, Renee Bassett; many dear friends and distant family; and her birth parents.
What good is sitting alone in your room?
Come hear the music play
Life is a Cabaret, old chum
Come to the Cabaret!
Put down the knitting
The book and the broom
It's time for a holiday
Life is a Cabaret, old chum
Come to the Cabaret!
-Lyrics from Cabaret
Laugh...dance...sparkle your way through the grand performance of life! All the best comes with a little improvisation, a lot of pizzazz, and the courage to kick up your heels!
-Anonymous
The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake.
-Psalm 23:1-3