Joan Marie Baird-Sik, 81, of Spirit Lake, passed away on Wednesday, January 28, 2026, at Avera Holy Family Hospital in Estherville.
Services for Joan will be held at 11:00 AM on Friday, February 20, 2026, at the First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service on Friday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of the Robinson Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Online condolences may be left at www.spiritlakefuneralhome.com
Joan was born on August 9, 1944, to Eric and Frances (Cook) Pearson in Los Angeles, CA.
Joan spent her childhood in San Gabriel, CA, and attended Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra, CA.
She spent her 20’s surfing and tanning on southern California beaches during the day while working nights waitressing. In 1972, Joan moved to Hawaii and spent a year in Kauai, living on the beach.
Joan visited Iowa in 1974 and fell in love with the slower pace of life and wide-open spaces. She decided to stay and raise her children there.
She waitressed at Teeg’s and the American Legion Hall in Milford and was a cherished housekeeper for many lakes area residents.
In her free time, she enjoyed spending time at the beach, working in her garden and spending time with her family, friends and church family. She served as a Deacon for First Presbyterian Church in Spirit Lake. She loved to attend auctions and collect antiques. She was an avid crossword puzzle fan, loved reading and traveling, having visited Hawaii, Taiwan, Ireland and her father’s place of birth in Sweden.
Joan’s legacy was tracing her family’s genealogy many generations back all by handwritten letters and records requests, long before the Internet.
She is survived by her daughter Autumn and grandson, Aiden, both of Everett, WA; and her sister Mary Francis of Irvine, CA. She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother Eric, and her son John.
