Meet Joan Ostler

Joan has been with our chorus from the beginning. She sings first soprano.

Joan was born in Lovell, Wyoming. Other places she's lived are: Billings, Montana; Bountiful, Utah; Boise, Idaho; Cowley, Wyoming; and Lehi, Utah.

After graduating high school in Cowley, Wyoming, Joan gave up two academic scholarships to marry her sweetheart, Wayne. Wayne and Joan met at a movie. They have three children: Shon, 41; Collette, 40; and Amy, 36. They have eight and a half grandchildren.

Joan has many hobbies, and says there's never a reason to be bored. Among her interests are: oil, water, and tole painting; sewing; needlework; reading; playing the piano and scrap-booking. Joan also played the clarinet and bassoon in high school and at one time taught both piano and voice lessons.

Joan's first job was working in a canning factory, where she helped can corn, beans, peas, and many other things. She and her husband owned their own business for many years, up until very recently. If I understand correctly, they made computerized cow trackers. Joan helped on the computer end of the business.

Joan prefers books over movies, but says she likes movies too. Some of her favorite bokos are Jane Eyre, Uncle Tom's cabin, The Secret Life of Bees, and the Harry Potter series. Her favorite movie is South Pacific.

Show tunes are Joan's favorite type of music, so she's really happy to be singing them this spring. her favorite TV show is "Castle," or pretty much anything on HD TV.

Joan's current ward callings are ward music chair and Relief Society pianist.

Joan's go-to meal is homemade chicken noodle soup. Her favorite food is rib eye steak, and her least favorite is anything that tastes like black licorice.

One thing most people don't know about Joan is that during her senior year of high school she served as student body president.

Joan would like us to know that she has loved music her entire life and that she has a strong testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ.