Joan Henderson Noble was born on October 27, 1937, in Oakland, California to John Wesley Henderson and Forest Juanita Chaffin. She went to school in California, Indiana, and graduated from Tulsa Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma.  Joan then joined the Women's Army Corps in November 1955 and attended teletype school at Ft. Gordan, Georgia. She was stationed in Heidelberg, Germany until November 1957 when she was honorably discharged.

Joan worked in Rapid City, SD, Great Falls, MT and then moved to Milwaukee, WI where she worked for Ladish Malting Company (Cargill) from 1969 to 1995.  She married Dan Noble in the chapel at Seven Sisters Living Center on February 14, 2015.

She was a member of the Women's Traffic Club of Milwaukee since the 1970's.  She volunteered at St. Mary's Hospital in Superior, WI and at Fall River Hospital in Hot Springs, SD.

Survivors include her husband, Dan Noble; son, Gary (Terry) De Leon; stepdaughters, Annette (Mike) Pannill and Shennie (Mike) Crookston; sister-in-law, Terri Henderson; grandchildren, Gary II De Leon, Rosio (Rachel De La Rosa) De Leon, Jack (Seka) De Leon, Tanya (Shawn) Johnson, and Kayla Buillon (Matt); 10 great grandchildren; sister, Carol Zausch; nieces and nephews, cousins, and dear friends in Hot Springs.  She was preceded in death by her sisters, Patricia (Richard) Biebl, Leslie (Wally) Duffy, and Patricia; brothers, Jack Henderson and William Henderson; son, Tony; daughters, Juanita and Lisa; and grandson, James.

Services will be held at 3:00 pm, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at the Buffalo Gap Community Center, 209 W. Main St in Buffalo Gap. Military honors will take place at 10:00 am, Thursday, March 3, 2022, at Black Hills Funeral Home in Sturgis.  Military honors will be provided by SD Army National Guard and the Sturgis Volunteer Honor Guard.