Dankner, Joan Elaine, of St. Louis, Missouri, died on Sunday, September 14, 2008 at the age of 49. Loving wife of Dr. Rand E. Dankner; dear daughter of the late James E. and the late Marilyn Schierding; devoted mother of her dear twin daughters Lynn E. and Rachel L. Dankner and dear son Benjamin A. Dankner; dearest sister of Jerry B. (Diane) Schierding, Mary B. Scheffer and dear sister-in-law of Felice Dankner (R. Michael) Lowenbaum; cherished aunt of Scott and Max Lowenbaum, James and Amy Scheffer, and Bruce and Brian Schierding. Joan Elaine graduated from St. Louis University with a Masters in Nursing and also graduated from William Jewell College. Memorials may be made to Forsyth School St. Louis, MO or American Heart Association.