Joann Metzgar, age 72, of Bottineau, died Thursday, September 10, 2020 at St. Andrew's Hospital.  A memorial service will be held on Friday, September 25, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. at the Nero Funeral Home in Bottineau.  The family requests that everyone in attendance bring and wear a mask.

Joann Marilyn Metzgar, daughter of Harold and Edith (Lunde) Melgaard, was born in December of 1947 in Bottineau.  She was raised in Bottineau and graduated from Bottineau High School in 1965.  On August 21, 1965, she married Gerald Metzgar in Bottineau.  They made their home in Virginia and later moved to Colorado.  They returned to Bottineau in 1982 and purchased the Westerner Bar. She later worked at the Farm Credit Services in Bottineau.  Joann retired in 2014 where she and Jerry continued to make Bottineau their home.

Joann was a member of the First Lutheran Church in Bottineau.  She enjoyed golfing, watching the Broncos and the Twins, horse racing and was an avid reader.  She also enjoyed traveling all over the US, Canada and Europe.

She is survived by her husband, Gerald of Bottineau; son, Michael (De Ann) Metzgar of Parker, CO; granddaughter, Briane Swinnerton of Las Vegas, NV; Matt Bingaman of Parker, CO;  Michelle Bingaman-Clark (Todd) of Aurora, CO; great grandchildren; one brother, David Melgaard(Beverly) of Audubon, MN and several uncles, aunts, nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Joann was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Arlin, and sister-in-law Wanda.

Nero Funeral Home will be taking care of the arrangements.

The Memorial Service will be streamed live at https://youtu.be/3rt_qPpg8Hs

As an expression of sympathy, memorial donations may be sent to the Bottineau VFW Post #8688.

Friends may sign the online register book at www.nerofuneralhome.net .

There will be no internment at this time.