Joan Marie Myers

Joan Zmina Myers was born 12-29-1945 in Cleveland, Ohio, to parents Larry and Helen Zmina, and she had three siblings: David, Joyce, and Kathy. Joan graduated from South High School in Cleveland and was valedictorian of her class in 1964.

Joan spent her college years at Colorado State College in Greeley, Colorado, where she majored in Education and graduated in May of 1969. Joan taught in Greeley for nine years at Madison Elementary School and Chappelow School. While living in Greeley, she met and married Larry Myers of Haxtun, Colorado, and made their home on the farm south of Haxtun. Joan took a break from the classroom when they were married, and soon after, their son Craig was born in 1978. For two years, Joan and Larry served as foster parents to two brothers, Pete and Gene Knight. When Craig started Kindergarten in 1983, Joan began teaching full-time as a Kindergarten teacher in Yuma, Colorado, at Morris Primary School, where she continued to teach for Fifteen years. Joan enjoyed teaching and giving young people the thirst for knowledge.

When Joan was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis, she decided to take early retirement to travel with Larry when possible; they took lots of trips back to Cleveland to visit family and went on cruises to Alaska, Hawaii, the Caribbean, and Panama Canal. In 2019, Joan and Larry became “snowbirds” as they bought a retirement home in Mesa, Arizona.

M.S. continued to take her balance and strength, and in late 2021, Joan was admitted to the Nursing Home in Haxtun, Co. She was always giving to others, even in the end; her last gift was the donation of her body to the MS Foundation. The hope of a cure for M.S was always at the forefront of Joan’s mind.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents, Larry and Helen Zmina, her daughter Mary Katherine Myers, her brother David Zmina, and her sisters Joyce Zmina and Kathy Zmina Kraynak.

Joan leaves behind her husband, Larry Myers of Haxtun, Co., her son Craig and his wife Krystal Myers of Parker, Colorado, her granddaughter Callie, many cousins, nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.

In lieu of flowers, please donate any memorials to the National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation here: https://mssociety.donordrive.com/campaign/Joan-Myers-Memorial.

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