Joan Schlatter, 91 of Van Wert, peacefull passed away at 10:37 p.m., Friday, March 4, 2016,surrounded by her family, at the Community Health Professionals Inpatient Hospice Center in Van Wert. She was born on October 18, 1924 in Van Wert, Ohio, the daughter of the late Orley W. and Jennie M. (Baker) Putman. On December 7, 1946, she married Fred Lee Schlatter, who preceded her in death on August 7, 1968. She ended her nursing career in 1997 after 52 years. She had worked at the Van Wert Hospital, for Dr. Underwood, and served as the Director of Nursing at VanCrest Health Care Center and Van Wert Manor. She ended her career working as a private duty nurse with Hospice patients. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in Van Wert. She had served on the Cerebral Palsy Board. She was a member of the B.P.O. Elks #1197, Van Wert and the Van Wert Nurses Association. She was a 1942 graduate of Van Wert High School and a 1945 graduate of St. Joseph School of Nursing in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Through the years in her spare time, Joan loved to bowl, golf, knit, complete word search puzzles, and enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Family survivors include her daughter and son-in-law, Kathy & Jim Stanley of Van Wert; grandson, Todd (Diane) Daniels of Toledo; great granddaughter, Madison Daniels; and nephew and nieces, Bill (Marcy) Wellman of Celina, Barb (Bud) Reed of Van Wert, and Cheryl (Tom) Compton of Cincinnati, Ohio. She was preceded in death by her twin sisters, Sarah Rebecca "Becky" Agler and Betty Wellman. Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, March 9, 10:30 a.m., at Cowan & Son Funeral Home, officiated by Rev. Paul W. Miller of First United Methodist Church. Visitation is scheduled for Tuesday, March 8, 3-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Interment is at Woodland Cemetery in Van Wert, Ohio. Memorial contribution may be made to C.H.P. -Inpatient Hospice Center or American Heart Association.