Joan Pancheri Harris Widdison, 88, passed away October 14, 2021, at a local care center after suffering with two broken hips and a fractured pelvis. Joan was born to Joseph Mark and Sarah Diantha Pancheri, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. On May 29, 1933, and was also welcomed by an older brother, Duane. Her father was bothered with allergies, which were prevalent in the Idaho Falls area, so the family moved to the Nampa, Idaho area. They settled in the Melba area where Joan grew up, attending Elementary and High Schools. She did go into Nampa for her senior year because Melba was not an accredited school at that time. When Joan was two years old, a new little brother, Darwin, was born. She was thrilled to have a little brother in the family.
Her father was a good farmer and as soon as the children were big enough, they were given chores to do and to learn responsibility. Joan had a happy childhood. After she graduated from High School, she attended Ricks College. She took accounting and business classes as well as choir and private vocal lessons. She used what she learned in all of these classes over the years after she finished school.
On the 18th of February 1949, a new baby sister Reva Diane, was born into the family. Joan rejoiced to have a new little baby sister.
In the summertime she came home and worked in the field and in warehouses. At one time she was head grader over a potato sorting crew. A young inspector came in and told her the potatoes needed re-run, so she ran them thru again, and again he turned them down. She became very upset with him. His name was Dee Lamar Harris. He later became her husband.
Joan had longed to have a business. Dee was sick from some experiences he had in the Navy. They had the opportunity to purchase the American Window Products. It later became Joan's Interiors. She enlarged the business opening offices in Boise, Nampa and Ontario, Oregon. She was very successful with her business. It covered a period of over 40 years. She sold over 9,000 jobs from 1961 to 2002.
Joan and Dee were blessed to have two children, Joseph Lamar and Diantha Deon. They have been a joy through her life. Dee passed away May 12, 1972, leaving Joan to raise a family and run the business. She was successful in both responsibilities.
Through a close friend, in 1984, she was introduced to Warren Widdison, from Rexburg, Idaho. They seemed to have much in common and were married in the Idaho Falls Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on May 10, 1985. They have had a wonderful life together. They have both been active in The Church. They served three years in the Boise Idaho Temple Presidency; served a two year mission for The Church in Madrid, Spain; served in the Boise Idaho mission as resource missionaries. Joan has worked in all of the church auxiliaries. She served as president of the Ward Relief Society. She started working in the Boise Temple when it was first dedicated in 1984, and was released in 2020, for a total of 36 years. Joan has also done much civic work, not only in decorating but as part of the various civic organizations.
Joan is survived by her husband Warren; her children Joseph Lamar (Debbie) Harris, and Diantha Deon (Mo) Miller; stepdaughters Sharon Jackson and Dianne Suddeth; sister Diane (Dan) Jenkins; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers Duane and Darwin; her first husband Dee Lamar Harris.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, October 23, 2021, at the Nampa 10th Ward Chapel, 927 Ruth Ln in Nampa. Viewing will be held from 6 to 8 PM, Friday, October 22 at Zeyer Funeral Chapel, 83 N Midland Bvld in Nampa and again at The Church from 9 to 9:30 AM prior to the services. Internment will be at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, 15862 Indiana Ave in Caldwell.
Her father was a good farmer and as soon as the children were big enough, they were given chores to do and to learn responsibility. Joan had a happy childhood. After she graduated from High School, she attended Ricks College. She took accounting and business classes as well as choir and private vocal lessons. She used what she learned in all of these classes over the years after she finished school.
On the 18th of February 1949, a new baby sister Reva Diane, was born into the family. Joan rejoiced to have a new little baby sister.
In the summertime she came home and worked in the field and in warehouses. At one time she was head grader over a potato sorting crew. A young inspector came in and told her the potatoes needed re-run, so she ran them thru again, and again he turned them down. She became very upset with him. His name was Dee Lamar Harris. He later became her husband.
Joan had longed to have a business. Dee was sick from some experiences he had in the Navy. They had the opportunity to purchase the American Window Products. It later became Joan's Interiors. She enlarged the business opening offices in Boise, Nampa and Ontario, Oregon. She was very successful with her business. It covered a period of over 40 years. She sold over 9,000 jobs from 1961 to 2002.
Joan and Dee were blessed to have two children, Joseph Lamar and Diantha Deon. They have been a joy through her life. Dee passed away May 12, 1972, leaving Joan to raise a family and run the business. She was successful in both responsibilities.
Through a close friend, in 1984, she was introduced to Warren Widdison, from Rexburg, Idaho. They seemed to have much in common and were married in the Idaho Falls Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on May 10, 1985. They have had a wonderful life together. They have both been active in The Church. They served three years in the Boise Idaho Temple Presidency; served a two year mission for The Church in Madrid, Spain; served in the Boise Idaho mission as resource missionaries. Joan has worked in all of the church auxiliaries. She served as president of the Ward Relief Society. She started working in the Boise Temple when it was first dedicated in 1984, and was released in 2020, for a total of 36 years. Joan has also done much civic work, not only in decorating but as part of the various civic organizations.
Joan is survived by her husband Warren; her children Joseph Lamar (Debbie) Harris, and Diantha Deon (Mo) Miller; stepdaughters Sharon Jackson and Dianne Suddeth; sister Diane (Dan) Jenkins; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers Duane and Darwin; her first husband Dee Lamar Harris.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, October 23, 2021, at the Nampa 10th Ward Chapel, 927 Ruth Ln in Nampa. Viewing will be held from 6 to 8 PM, Friday, October 22 at Zeyer Funeral Chapel, 83 N Midland Bvld in Nampa and again at The Church from 9 to 9:30 AM prior to the services. Internment will be at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, 15862 Indiana Ave in Caldwell.
Joan Pancheri Harris Widdison, 88, passed away October 14, 2021, at a local care center after suffering with two broken hips and a fractured pelvis. Joan was born to Joseph Mark and Sarah Diantha Pancheri, in Idaho Falls, Idaho. On May 29, 1933, and was also welcomed by an older brother, Duane. Her father was bothered with allergies, which were prevalent in the Idaho Falls area, so the family moved to the Nampa, Idaho area. They settled in the Melba area where Joan grew up, attending Elementary and High Schools. She did go into Nampa for her senior year because Melba was not an accredited school at that time. When Joan was two years old, a new little brother, Darwin, was born. She was thrilled to have a little brother in the family.
Her father was a good farmer and as soon as the children were big enough, they were given chores to do and to learn responsibility. Joan had a happy childhood. After she graduated from High School, she attended Ricks College. She took accounting and business classes as well as choir and private vocal lessons. She used what she learned in all of these classes over the years after she finished school.
On the 18th of February 1949, a new baby sister Reva Diane, was born into the family. Joan rejoiced to have a new little baby sister.
In the summertime she came home and worked in the field and in warehouses. At one time she was head grader over a potato sorting crew. A young inspector came in and told her the potatoes needed re-run, so she ran them thru again, and again he turned them down. She became very upset with him. His name was Dee Lamar Harris. He later became her husband.
Joan had longed to have a business. Dee was sick from some experiences he had in the Navy. They had the opportunity to purchase the American Window Products. It later became Joan's Interiors. She enlarged the business opening offices in Boise, Nampa and Ontario, Oregon. She was very successful with her business. It covered a period of over 40 years. She sold over 9,000 jobs from 1961 to 2002.
Joan and Dee were blessed to have two children, Joseph Lamar and Diantha Deon. They have been a joy through her life. Dee passed away May 12, 1972, leaving Joan to raise a family and run the business. She was successful in both responsibilities.
Through a close friend, in 1984, she was introduced to Warren Widdison, from Rexburg, Idaho. They seemed to have much in common and were married in the Idaho Falls Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on May 10, 1985. They have had a wonderful life together. They have both been active in The Church. They served three years in the Boise Idaho Temple Presidency; served a two year mission for The Church in Madrid, Spain; served in the Boise Idaho mission as resource missionaries. Joan has worked in all of the church auxiliaries. She served as president of the Ward Relief Society. She started working in the Boise Temple when it was first dedicated in 1984, and was released in 2020, for a total of 36 years. Joan has also done much civic work, not only in decorating but as part of the various civic organizations.
Joan is survived by her husband Warren; her children Joseph Lamar (Debbie) Harris, and Diantha Deon (Mo) Miller; stepdaughters Sharon Jackson and Dianne Suddeth; sister Diane (Dan) Jenkins; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers Duane and Darwin; her first husband Dee Lamar Harris.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, October 23, 2021, at the Nampa 10th Ward Chapel, 927 Ruth Ln in Nampa. Viewing will be held from 6 to 8 PM, Friday, October 22 at Zeyer Funeral Chapel, 83 N Midland Bvld in Nampa and again at The Church from 9 to 9:30 AM prior to the services. Internment will be at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, 15862 Indiana Ave in Caldwell.
Her father was a good farmer and as soon as the children were big enough, they were given chores to do and to learn responsibility. Joan had a happy childhood. After she graduated from High School, she attended Ricks College. She took accounting and business classes as well as choir and private vocal lessons. She used what she learned in all of these classes over the years after she finished school.
On the 18th of February 1949, a new baby sister Reva Diane, was born into the family. Joan rejoiced to have a new little baby sister.
In the summertime she came home and worked in the field and in warehouses. At one time she was head grader over a potato sorting crew. A young inspector came in and told her the potatoes needed re-run, so she ran them thru again, and again he turned them down. She became very upset with him. His name was Dee Lamar Harris. He later became her husband.
Joan had longed to have a business. Dee was sick from some experiences he had in the Navy. They had the opportunity to purchase the American Window Products. It later became Joan's Interiors. She enlarged the business opening offices in Boise, Nampa and Ontario, Oregon. She was very successful with her business. It covered a period of over 40 years. She sold over 9,000 jobs from 1961 to 2002.
Joan and Dee were blessed to have two children, Joseph Lamar and Diantha Deon. They have been a joy through her life. Dee passed away May 12, 1972, leaving Joan to raise a family and run the business. She was successful in both responsibilities.
Through a close friend, in 1984, she was introduced to Warren Widdison, from Rexburg, Idaho. They seemed to have much in common and were married in the Idaho Falls Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on May 10, 1985. They have had a wonderful life together. They have both been active in The Church. They served three years in the Boise Idaho Temple Presidency; served a two year mission for The Church in Madrid, Spain; served in the Boise Idaho mission as resource missionaries. Joan has worked in all of the church auxiliaries. She served as president of the Ward Relief Society. She started working in the Boise Temple when it was first dedicated in 1984, and was released in 2020, for a total of 36 years. Joan has also done much civic work, not only in decorating but as part of the various civic organizations.
Joan is survived by her husband Warren; her children Joseph Lamar (Debbie) Harris, and Diantha Deon (Mo) Miller; stepdaughters Sharon Jackson and Dianne Suddeth; sister Diane (Dan) Jenkins; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren and 4 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her brothers Duane and Darwin; her first husband Dee Lamar Harris.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, October 23, 2021, at the Nampa 10th Ward Chapel, 927 Ruth Ln in Nampa. Viewing will be held from 6 to 8 PM, Friday, October 22 at Zeyer Funeral Chapel, 83 N Midland Bvld in Nampa and again at The Church from 9 to 9:30 AM prior to the services. Internment will be at the Hillcrest Memorial Gardens, 15862 Indiana Ave in Caldwell.
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