Joan Ann Ethen Hines

Joan Ethen Hines (1950- 2026)

For a woman who often ran late, she left the world too early at her home in Woodbury, MN, in the presence of her family on February 14, 2026. Joan was a fighter, a voracious reader, a formidable game player, a generous gift giver, an instinctive cook, and a builder of communities and family. She rejoiced in her family and friends, never more so than when serving in the role of a mother (or grandmother). She is preceded in death by her father, Maurice E. Ethen; siblings, Maurice Ethen, John Ethen, Terrence Ethen, and LuAnne Aamodt; and a niece, Jessica Jenson. She is survived by her husband, Raymond Hines; mother, Eva Ethen (Sand); daughter, Katherine (Theron) Steineck; son, Andrew Hines; granddaughters, Lila and Ingrid Steineck; siblings, Jean (Jack) Jenson, Chrisann (Pat) Jones, Daniel (Char) Ethen, and Peter (Carolyn) Ethen; and many other family members related by blood or love.

Visitation on Wednesday, February 25, 4-8 pm at Mueller-Bies Funeral Home, 2130 N Dale St., Roseville, MN. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, February 26, at 11 am at Maternity of Mary Catholic Church, 1414 Dale St. N, St. Paul.