Joan J. Dinger
Died- July 2, 2013
Joan J. Dinger, 82, of Pottsville, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday evening at Schuylkill Medical Center-South Jackson Street.
Born in Pottsville, May 24, 1931, she was a daughter of the late Walter E. and Grace M. Wary Barrett.
A graduate of Pottsville High School, Joan worked as a sewing machine operator for several area factories last working at Pine Shirt factory.
In her spare time Joan enjoyed reading. She was an avid bowler and had a special love for her cats.
While separated by many miles, her grandson and great-grandchildren were the light of her life.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sons, William A. McNamara, in December 1971, and Charles P. McNamara, in December 2005; and a sister, Patricia R. Frank, in 2011.
Joan is survived by a grandson, Shawn McNamara, husband of Patricia, Tampa, Fla.; two great-grandsons, Connor and Evan; two sisters, Janet G., wife of Andrew Brown, Shamokin, and Elsie, widow of Edwin Garhammer, Dark Forest, Ill.; a brother, Walter E. Barrett Jr., Manchester, N.Y.; daughter-in-law, Lynne McNamara, widow of William; brother-in-law, Joseph A. Frank, widower of Patricia; and caregivers, Kim Blum and Grace Wonn, both of Pottsville.
Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at Lord-Bixler Funeral Home Inc., 1818 Mahantongo St., Pottsville, with the Rev. Bradley Schutt officiating. A viewing will be held at 10 a.m. until the time of services at the funeral home. Interment will follow in St. Stephen Cemetery, Port Carbon. The family requests contribution in Joan's memory be sent to Hillside SPCA, P.O. Box 233, Hillside Road, Pottsville, PA 17901. Lord-Bixler Funeral Home Inc., Pottsville, is in charge of arrangements.
Published in Republican & Herald on July 4, 2013, Thursday
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