Joan Lancaster Dobson, 67, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2017, in Tualatin, Ore. She was born March 19, 1950, in Snowflake to Ralph and Venola Decker Lancaster. Joan was five minutes older than her twin sister Jean. Joan graduated from Snowflake High School in 1968, where she was proud to be a Loboette. As a junior, Joan was inducted into the National Honor Society, which speaks highly of her academic and leadership skills. As a senior, she was awarded Loboette of the Year. She was outgoing and friendly with a happy, positive disposition. Joan and Jean became best friends even though they were basically opposites. Joan graduated from Brigham Young University in 1972 with a degree in home economics education. She taught home economics in Winslow and San Carlos prior to moving to Phoenix, where she worked as an interior designer for Montgomery Ward. Then it was on to Eugene, Ore., where she worked as a designer and met her husband to be, Ron Dodson. Ronald Hugh Dodson and Joan were married July 12, 1979, in Anchorage, Alaska. After 10 years in Alaska, Ron and Joan relocated back to Eugene, where Joan worked for Imperial Floors. She had a reputation as a hard worker who knew her stuff and was a top performer. Joan enjoyed cooking, was a master seamstress and loved to read. She and Ron loved to travel throughout the world and to spend weekends on the beautiful Oregon coast. Survivors include her loving husband, Ron; her twin sister, Jean (Dave) Butler; and her brother, Dennis (Lynne) Lancaster. She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Venola Decker Lancaster.
