Joan was born on August 27, 1932, to the late Herman and Ethel Steuernagel. Joan was originally from Scarsdale, NY, where she met her love and husband, John; they were married for 60 years before his passing in 2012. Together, they were instrumental in establishing the Eastchester Blue Devils Pop Warner Football program, where she was elected their first woman president. She and John loved to travel; they especially enjoyed their cross-country road trip and their journey to Italy.
Joan is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law: Donna Kelly; Debbie and Dave Solomon and Lisa and Don Glaser. She is also survived by her grandchildren: Matthew and Jen Solomon, Lindsay Glaser and Nick Boretsky, and Megan Glaser; a great-grandchild, Anella Boretsky; and several nieces and nephews.
While Joan worked many years as a medical transcriptionist, her greatest joy was her family. She was an excellent cook and, in recent years, shared her special recipes for Christmas dinner with her granddaughters. She instilled in her children and grandchildren the importance of family and enjoyed telling stories about family history to make sure her grandchildren knew about their past.
Family and friends may pay their respects from 4:00pm-8:00pm on Thursday, June 19, 2025 at Green Funeral Home, 57 Main St., Danbury, CT. A Prayer Service will be conducted in the funeral home at 7:30pm.
All are invited to a Graveside Service and burial at 11:00am on Friday, June 20, 2025 at Milltown Cemetery, 121 Milltown Rd., Brewster, NY.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Joan’s memory may be made to: Lions Low Vision Centers, 23 Barnabas Rd., Suite 212, Hawleyville, CT, 06440 or Regional Hospice of Western Connecticut, 30 Milestone Rd., Danbury, CT, 06810.
