Joan M. Szymendera passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at her son Robert's home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at the age of 80. Joan loved spending time with her family. She enjoyed going shopping and creating crafts in her free time. Joan took pride in working the front desk at the Frankford YWCA for many years. She also made lifelong friends there. Joan's fondest memories were visiting the Jersey shore in Wildwood and Cape May Courthouse, where she lived for over 10 years with her husband, Eugene.
Joan is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Dorothy and Steve Descano, her son and daughter-in-law, Ted and Marie Szymendera, her daughter and son-in-law, Linda and Walt Marszalek, her son, Rob Szymendera and girlfriend Barbara Manzo, her seven grandchildren, Stephen Descano, Lauren-Nicole Jinier, TJ Szymendera, Lisa Szymendera, Sara Szymendera, Alyssa Marszalek and Matthew Marszalek, and her four great-grandchildren, Katie Beth, Charlotte, Kayla and Riley.
Friends and family are invited to pay their respects on Tuesday, November 17, 2020 from 12pm - 1:30pm at Lamb Funeral Home: 101 Byberry Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. Services will be held at 1:30pm, followed by an interment at Forest Hills Cemetery: 25 Byberry Road, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania. Her family has requested in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital: 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105, 1-800-805-5856, www.stjude.org
Arrangements under the direction of Lamb Funeral Home Inc., Huntingdon Valley, PA.