Joan Lee Milasincic

Joan was born to Leo and Ina McCue on February 2nd, 1936, in Chicora, PA. Joan graduated Butler High School and enrolled at Edinboro college to pursue her bachelor’s degree in Art. After graduating in 1958, she taught art at Karns city High school.

In 1959, Joan met Rudolf (Rudy) while teaching together at Karns City High School. Joan and Rudy went on to have 4 children, Rudolf JR, Eric, LeeAnne and Shannon. Joan was a loving mother and spent most of her younger years raising her children and working part time at the family restaurant. She loved to travel, paint and was an avid runner. Her and Rudy ran many races together over their 27 years of marriage. After Rudy’s untimely passing in a car accident in 1995, Joan met Victor Riffel Junior (Vic) and was remarried in 2000. They lived happily together in Wichita, KS for her next 15 years. She was embraced by Vic’s kids, Dana, Vic 3 and Scott and was blessed to have them in her life for those years. Her and Vic Loved to travel and had many blessed adventures together. Vic passed in 2015 after battling cancer and she relocated back to Butler, PA with family. Most importantly she Loved Jesus and attended North Main Street church of God in Butler, PA, Gloria Day Lutheran Church in Wichita, KS and Canyon Ridge Christian church in Las Vegas, NV.

Joan joins her parents Ina and Leo, sister Nancy and brother Jim, her husband Rudy and her second Husband Vic in Heaven. She is survived by many Loving family members, including her children, grandchildren Adam and Rachel and great grandchildren Mya, Avery and Emiliano.

Psalm 34:18

The Lord is close to the broken hearted and saves those who are crushed in Spirit.

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