Background
Barron, Joan Marie was born on February 26, 1929 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Robert Irenus and Gertrude Ruth (Humphrey) Barron.
Barron, Joan Marie was born on February 26, 1929 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States. Daughter of Robert Irenus and Gertrude Ruth (Humphrey) Barron.
Graduate nurse certified, University Iowa, 1951. Bachelor Liberal Arts and Journalism, Loretto Heights College, Denver, 1980.
Nurse, Mercy Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital, Cedar Rapids, 1955-1961; journalist Capital Bureau,, Casper (Wyoming) Star-Tribune, Cheyenne, since 1966.
Married John Robert Wheelan, March 27, 1951 (divorced 1975). Children: Joseph Patrick, Rachel Ann Wheelan McClure.