JoAnn Plum

JoAnn K. Plum, a cherished matriarch and devoted homemaker, passed away on September 24, 2024 at Benedictine Living Community in Bismarck, ND.

A funeral service will be held at 9:30 AM, Monday, Sept. 30, at Parkway Funeral Service, 2330 Tyler Pkwy, Bismarck. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.

Burial will be held at 11:00 AM at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan.

JoAnn was born on October 2, 1933, in Rugby, ND, to Jacob and Kathryn Kuhn. Her family moved to Bismarck in 1946 and she graduated in 1951 from St. Mary's High School in Bismarck. After graduation she began her career at a local telephone company. It was there that she met Lowell Plum, with whom she married in 1955 and they shared many joyful years until his passing in 1998.

JoAnn's greatest pride came from her role as a loving mother to five sons. She was a nurturing and dedicated stay-at-home mom, relishing every moment spent with her children. Beyond her family, JoAnn was an active member of communities she resided in over the years and demonstrated her commitment through her involvement with the Rugby Volunteer Fire Department where she took fire calls and blew Rugby’s fire siren, and played the handbells and served as a greeter at Corpus Christi Church in Bismarck. She will be remembered not only for her warm spirit but also for her passion for hobbies such as puzzles, embroidery, crocheting, sewing, and playing games. She had quite the knack for growing African violets and a huge love for cats. And the boys will think of their mom every time they eat her German potato salad!

JoAnn is survived by her beloved children, Lowell (Maxine), Kenneth (Kay), Michael (Susie), David (Barbara), and Keith; grandchildren, Angela, Michelle, Melissa, Shannon, Brittany, Kyle, Katy, Leishka, and Makeila; nine great grandchildren; her siblings: Joyce Bement, Tina (Elroy) Malard, Jerry Kuhn, and Art Jacque.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lowell, her sisters Julie Ludwig and Shirley Kuhn, and her parents, Jacob and Kathyrn Kuhn.