Houston
JoAnn Carlson
1934 — 2025
JoAnn Marie Carlson, 91, died on Tuesday January 21, 2025, at Gundersen Hospital in LaCrosse, WI. She was born on January 17, 1934, at the Caledonia Hospital to Anton and Mary (Kragness) Skree. She was raised in Badger Valley in rural Houston and attended its country school, where she formed many friendships that would last a lifetime. JoAnn was confirmed at the Houston Lutheran Stone Church in 1948 and graduated from Houston High School in 1951. JoAnn was Houston High's second Homecoming Queen, and since there was no King yet, her escort was John A. Carlson (her future husband) whom she knew from the neighboring farm. After high school JoAnn moved with friends to Minneapolis to attend...