Joan Constance Conant was born on May 26, 1927, in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, to John K. and Jane E. Conant. A Memorial Celebration of Life will be held at 1:00pm, Saturday, January 9, 2020 at Trinity Episcopal Church. Her Service may also be watched live in the window below:

Joan graduated from P.S. DuPont High School in Wilmington, Delaware, and Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. Afterwards, Joan married her hometown high school sweetheart, Herbert (Herb) Albaugh on March 18, 1950. From that marriage, they had one daughter, Sharon Leigh Helbig.

As a new employee of Remington Arms, the family was required to relocate to various states in the northeast before Herb’s retirement in 1981. Afterwards, both Herb and Joan enjoyed traveling to various European countries as well as visiting various parts of the U.S. Joan enjoyed being a housewife and, with her flair for design and decoration, made every new residence a place of comfort and beauty. After Herb’s death in 2004, Joan left their home in Ponce Inlet, Florida, to live in Pierre to be closer to Sharon and her family. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church and dedicated a Memorial Garden in honor of her late husband.

Survivors include her daughter, Sharon (Bruce) Helbig of Pierre, grandsons Christopher (Zoe) Helbig of Spring Hill, Florida, and Alexander (Alicia) Helbig and great-grandchildren Hadassah, Caleb, and Peter, all residents of Pierre as well as several nieces and nephews.

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