Obituary of Joann Stoneman

STONEMAN, JoAnn was born on March 30, 1924 in Teaneck, NJ and passed away June 20, 2016. She is survived by children, Barbara and Steven and four grandchildren. She lived her childhood up and down the eastern U.S. including New Jersey, Florida, and Washington D.C. She completed high school, in French, in Montreal and graduated from Skidmore College in 1946. JoAnn worked for the State Department in D.C. where she met her future husband, Walter Stoneman (Stoney), whom she married in 1949. JoAnn was an active Foreign Service wife. The family maintained a home in Fairfax, VA and lived in Burma and Honduras during Stoney's posts. JoAnn and Stoney retired to AZ in 1976. JoAnn was a volunteer in hospitals in both Fairfax and Tucson. She was widowed in 1995. She enjoyed reading widely, particularly on theology and Christianity. She showed an amazing knack with plants and had a love for Boston Terriers. She was a member of St. Odilia's Catholic Church where she started the Blessed Sacrament Chapel for Eucharistic Adoration in 1984. A gathering will be held on Saturday, June 25, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at St. Odilia's Catholic Church. Arrangements by ADAIR FUNERAL HOMES, Avalon Chapel.