Joseph J. Myran

Joseph John Myran was born on August 25, 1918 in Minneapolis, the son of Mary Warzecha. He lived in Minneapolis for two or three years where his mother married his stepfather, Carl Myran. During his youth, Joe lived in Manchester, Pierz, and back in Manchester again. Joe served in the US Army during WWII. On May 12, 1946, Joe was united in marriage to Marie A. Madsen in Northwood. They moved to Albert Lea, and then Hayward, before buying their farm near Glenville. Joe enjoyed music, and played the concertina in his family dance band, the Joe Myran Band. He was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Survivors include his son Dean and his wife Khadija of Rosemount and their daughters Bellkeyce, Khansaa, Saraa, and Asmaa; daughter JoAnn Myran Wahl of Burnsville and her children Lucy and Andy; and Son Don and his wife Lisa Myran of Albert Lea and their children Ariel and her husband Robert Goettel, Keri and her fiance Seth Stadheim and their daughter Vayda; Joe's sister, Irene Schuety, and his brother Phillip; nieces and nephews. Joe was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Marie, an infant son, James, his sister Inez, and his brother Carl.