Joan Adams Mondale (née Adams; August 8, 1930 – February 3, 2014) was the wife of Walter Mondale, the 42nd Vice President of the United States, Presidential candidate, and United States Ambassador to Japan. She was the Second Lady of the United States from 1977 to 1981. She was an advocate for arts and has had the name 'Joan of Art'. She had studied kinds of art, such as Japanese art.
Early life and education
Mondale was born to John Maxwell Adams and Eleanor Jane Hall. She was one of the three daughters in her family. She attended schools in Wallingford, Pennsylvania.
Death
On February 2, 2014, the Mondale family announced that she had entered hospice care for Alzheimer's disease. She died at the hospice from the disease in Minneapolis the following day, surrounded by members of her family.