Background
Houchen, Joan Carol was born on July 13, 1930 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Albert Fred and Hazel Winnifred (Carlson) Gildemeister.
Houchen, Joan Carol was born on July 13, 1930 in Minneapolis. Daughter of Albert Fred and Hazel Winnifred (Carlson) Gildemeister.
Undergraduate, U. Washington, 1950-1952; Undergraduate, Skagit Valley College, 1995-1998.
High fashion store model, I. Magnin & Company, Seattle, 1952-1954; farmer, Flying Dutchman Farm, Camino Island, Washington, 1967-1984; state representative, Washington State Legislature, Olympia, 1979-1983. Chairman Institutions Committee, Olympia, 1980-1983. Member State Arts Commission, Olympia, 1979-1983.
President Women's Republican Club, Oak Harbor, Washington, 1991, Island County History Society, Coupeville, Washington, 1994-1998. Member Southern Whidbey Rotary Club.
Married Raymond Oliver Houchen, June 25, 1954 (deceased February 17, 1994). Children: Carol Lis, Christy Frederick.