Lenora Lynn Joel

November 29, 1967 - April 29, 2022

Lenora Joel was a caring mother, sister, daughter and friend to many. She passed away on April 29th, 2022 at age 54 after a battling to recover from a traumatic brain injury sustained in a car accident a few years prior. Lenora was born November 29th, 1967 to Robert and Celeste Joel. Lenora grew up in Princeton, MN and Fairmont, MN. After leaving home she attended the University of Minnesota to become a registered nurse. After college she had her son Brennan and married her former husband, Jerry Wellman. Together they had two children Alec and Mikayla. Lenora loved spending time with her children and loved traveling. She managed to visit 49 of 50 states, Canada, St. Maarten, the Bahamas and the US Virgin Islands before passing. She aspired to visit the last state on her list Hawaii and to visit her favorite country, France. She was preceded in death by her father, Robert Joel Sr.; and her brother, Robert Joel Jr. She is survived by her sons, Brennan and Alec; daughter, Mikayla; her mother, Celeste; and granddaughter, Saige. Funeral service will be held Monday, May 9th, 2022 at 11 AM with visitation starting at 10 AM at Washburn-McReavy Coon Rapids Chapel, 1827 Coon Rapids Blvd. NW, Coon Rapids. Interment Morningside Memorial Gardens.