Joan Billie Bauerle April 8, 2011 - July 10, 1931 Homemaker, 79 Joan Billie Bauerle, a 31-year resident of Yucca Valley, died April 8, 2011, at Desert Regional Medical Center. She was 79 years old. The daughter of William Albert Thomas and Ruth Geraldine Powell, she was born Date of birth: July 10, 1931. A homemaker for 58 years, Mrs. Bauerle was married to James R. Bauerle for 45 years. She was preceded in death by daughter Carolyn Ruth Bauerle. She is survived by son William F. Bauerle of Flagstaff, Ariz.; daughters Cynthia K. Barnes of Orlando, Fla., and Cathleen A. Harrison of North Las Vegas, Nev.; son Timothy J. Bauerle of Atascadero; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother and a Worthy Matron of Eastern Star.