In Memoriam: JoAnne Hauser-Warren

Watercolor painter and art fair artist, JoAnne Hauser-Warren, 57, was killed in an automobile crash on August 26 in Suring, Wisconsin.

Another woman also died at the scene, identified as Jessica Hoffman of De Pere.

Hoffman, 19, and Hauser-Warren, 57, died Tuesday in a head-on crash on Wisconsin 32 near Bonita Road in the town of Breed, about seven miles northwest of Suring.

A northbound car driven by Hoffman crossed the center line and collided with a southbound minivan driven by Hauser-Warren, according to preliminary information from the Oconto County Sheriff's Department.

Both women were pronounced dead at the scene. The women were the only occupants in each vehicle.

Read JoAnne's obituary here: http://www.haudenshieldfuneralhome.com/?pagetype=obitlink&obit_id=1389304

Reading her Facebook page will give you an idea about the beauty and spirit of Joanne: https://www.facebook.com/jhwarren1

This is certainly sad news. I send my condolences to her family and friends.

I investigated this further by reading news reports. The accident happened about 7 miles north west of Suring just north of the town of Breed near the intersection of Highway 32 and Bonita Road. I then looked at the route on Google Maps and discovered the south bound van driven by JoAnne must have been just about to come out of a curve in the road between two small lakes. So the northbound driver must not have begun turning in the curve and thus crossed the line and collided with JoAnne. Reports mentioned alcohol was most likely not involved in this crash that happened at around 8:00 a.m on a Tuesday morning, and I couldn't find follow up reports about it.

We're about to dash away on our tour starting Friday, and the road driven by these two involved looks like the kind of road we love cruising. We do have 2,200 miles of road to cross in order to reach our north Orlando, FL destination, the La Quinta Inn in Lake Mary, and so we'll be driving some bigger roads in the beginning. But once we get into Florida, we'll be hitting the back roads, especially those between Ocala and Lake Mary. Small winding roads between lakes, similar to highway 32.

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Barrie Lynn Bryant September 24, 2014 at 8:16am

This is certainly sad news. I send my condolences to her family and friends.

I investigated this further by reading news reports. The accident happened about 7 miles north west of Suring just north of the town of Breed near the intersection of Highway 32 and Bonita Road. I then looked at the route on Google Maps and discovered the south bound van driven by JoAnne must have been just about to come out of a curve in the road between two small lakes. So the northbound driver must not have begun turning in the curve and thus crossed the line and collided with JoAnne. Reports mentioned alcohol was most likely not involved in this crash that happened at around 8:00 a.m on a Tuesday morning, and I couldn't find follow up reports about it.

We're about to dash away on our tour starting Friday, and the road driven by these two involved looks like the kind of road we love cruising. We do have 2,200 miles of road to cross in order to reach our north Orlando, FL destination, the La Quinta Inn in Lake Mary, and so we'll be driving some bigger roads in the beginning. But once we get into Florida, we'll be hitting the back roads, especially those between Ocala and Lake Mary. Small winding roads between lakes, similar to highway 32.
Jeanne Morningstar Kent September 23, 2014 at 3:07pm

How very sad. My heart goes out to her family and friends.

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