Joan F. Koven, 74 of Silver Spring, MD, died Saturday, October 20, 2012 at Holy Cross Hospital. Joan was born November 9, 1937, the daughter of John and Viola Hughes. She was a consultant at MARPAT Foundation and the President and Founder of Astrolabe, Inc. Joan was a world traveler, an adventurer SCUBA diver and pilot. She was the beloved mother of daughters, Martine Kuhlman (James) and Michele Koven (Brian Fields); beloved grandmother of Maxfield Kuhlman and Ella Kuhlman; beloved sister of Jacqueline Van Essendelft. She was predeceased by a sister, Carol Conrad. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, October 27, 2012 at 5 p.m. in the Chapel of Joseph Gawler's Sons, 5130 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20016.
Memorial Donation's may be made in Joan's name to:
Marine Environmental Research Institute
Society for Women Geographers
American Cancer Society
The Humane Society of the United States
