Joan Mondale services are 12:30 p.m. Saturday

February 5, 2014 at 7:30AM
Joan Mondale, the wife of former vice president Walter Mondale, spoke to a crowd of supporters on Nov. 3, 2002, in St. Paul, Minn. Joan died Monday afternoon on Feb. 3, 2014, surrounded by her husband, sons and family members. (David Brewster/Minneapolis Star Tribune/MCT) ORG XMIT: 1148641
Joan Mondale (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Funeral services for Joan Mondale will be held at 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Westminster Presbyterian Church in downtown Minneapolis, according to an announcement posted Tuesday on the church website.

Mondale, a leading national arts advocate and the wife of former Vice President Walter Mondale, died Monday at a hospice care center in Minneapolis at age 83. She is survived by her husband, sons Ted and William, and four grandchildren.

Music before the service will begin at 11:30 a.m. in the sanctuary of the church, 1200 Nicollet Mall. The family will host a reception immediately after the service in the lobby of Orchestra Hall, across the street from the church. Parking will be available in the Orchestra Hall ramp.

In a statement released Monday, the former vice president said the family was "grateful for the expressions of love and support we have received. Joan was greatly loved by many. We will miss her dearly."

The service will be livestreamed on the church website, live.worshipchannels.com/WestminsterMPLS. The Mondales are longtime members of Westminster.

KEVIN DUCHSCHERE

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Kevin Duchschere

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Kevin Duchschere, a metro team editor, has worked in the newsroom since 1986 as a general assignment reporter and has covered St. Paul City Hall, the Minnesota Legislature and Hennepin, Ramsey, Washington and Dakota counties. He was St. Paul bureau chief in 2005-07 and Suburbs team leader in 2015-20.

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