Joan was a parishioner at St. Joseph’s. She raised six children, was a Camp Fire Girl Leader, Religious Education Coordinator, and attended night school at RIT, receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in 1984, while working full time as a Site Supervisor at Eastman Kodak. Upon retirement from Kodak, she continued to work at Nazareth College, and volunteered at St. Joseph’s Church and Shepherd Home in Penfield.