Joel Bernard Prudhomme was born December 2, 1960, to Dale and Thelma (Tate) Prudhomme in Crookston, MN, where he was raised. He graduated from Central High School, Crookston, and entered the Navy in 1979. Joel served on the USS John F. Kennedy and the USS Jason.
Upon his discharge from the military in 1991, Joel returned to Crookston and attended Northwest Technical College, East Grand Forks, MN. He then worked as a welder for Case International, Fargo, ND. Around 1994, Joel returned to the Sabin area.
Joel died Tuesday, November 11, 2003, in the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Fargo, at the age of 42.
Joel is survived by a son, Jarrod Prudhomme, and a daughter, Beverly Prudhomme, both of Nampa, Idaho; his parents, Dale and Thelma Prudhomme, Sabin; three brothers, Richard (Flora) Prudhomme, Winger, MN, Thomas (Kim) Prudhomme, Woodbridge, VA, and Kevin (Nicole) Prudhomme, Glyndon, MN; and three sisters, Cynthia Murphy, Glyndon, Pamela Prudhomme, Comstock, MN, and Lynn (Greg) Mueller, Sabin.
Visitation: Thursday, November 13, 2003
6 PM - 8 PM
Korsmo Funeral Chapel
Moorhead, MN
Memorial Service: Friday, November 14, 2003
10:30 AM
Korsmo Funeral Chapel
Inurnment: Elmwood Cemetery
Sabin