Joan Clara Bachhuber (Young), age 87, of Sauk City WI. passed away peacefully at Oak Park Place Assisted Living on March 29, 2019 due to complications of Alzheimer's disease.  Joan was born on July 8 ^th 1931 in Plain WI. to the late John and Elizabeth (Haas) Young.  She was united in marriage to the late John "Jack" Bachhuber on October 31, 1952.

Following the death of Joan's husband in 1969, she launched her nursing career; first receiving her LPN from MATC, secondly her RN from Madison General and finally her BSN from the UW Madison.  She worked at the UW Hospital, retiring after 25 years of service.  Joan enjoyed playing cards, reading, music, travel, spending time with her grandchildren and great grandchildren as well as antique shopping with her friend of many years, Bernie Campbell.  Joan was a member of St. Aloysius Catholic Church.

Joan is survived by her son, Steve Bachhuber (Jean) of Madison; grandchildren, John Bachhuber (Amy) of Prairie du Sac and Tara (Pete) Klun of Sun Prairie; as well as great- grandchildren, Jack and Charlie Bachhuber and Alex and Abby Klun.  She is also survived by her sister Rose Breunig of Sauk City; her brother, Frances 'Shorty" (Barbara) Young of Prairie du Sac; andbrothers-in-law, John Curran of Wauwatosa WI. and Dr. David (Lee) Bachhuber of Potomac,MD., as well as many nieces, nephews and friends.  In addition to Joan's husband, she was preceded in death by 5 sisters and 7 brothers.

The family thanks Darla Quinn, Mary Murry and Mary Zenker for the great care given Joan while she was still living at home.  They will always be known as "those people that drive me".  Thank you also to the staff at Sauk Prairie Grill for the kindness they extended to Joan.  A heartfelt thank you to the very kind compassionate staff at Oak Park Place and Heartland Hospice.

A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 4 ^th at the First United Church of Christ 504 Washington Avenue, Sauk City WI with Pastor Bill Kapp officiating.  A visitation will be held one hour prior to the service.  Interment will follow in the St. Aloysius Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's and Dementia Alliance 3330 University Ave #300, Madison WI. 53705 or to the Joan Bachhuber scholarship fund for future nurses.

Online condolences may be made at hooversonfuneralhomes.com