JoAnn Marie Gratt

JOANN M GRATT passed away suddenly on Dec 6th, 2 weeks short of her 79th birthday. She was predeceased by her parents Anthony & Josephine (Lagana) Oliveto, father & mother-in-law Farris & Louise Blair, stepdaughter Stacie Solis and brother in-law Michael Blair. JoAnn is survived by her loving husband Ken Blair of 37 years; son Paul Gratt (Laura Hotel); brother Patrick Oliveto (Wendy Peters); sisters Marian Roem (Scott Wilkinson) and Geraldine Oliveto (Jim Stann); stepson Sheridan Blair; sisters in-law Barbara Blair, Kimberly McDonald (Jay Orlando) and Rebecca Summers (Mike); and many nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great grandchildren.

JoAnn was a devout Catholic. She was born in the Bronx, NY, was a graduate of St Vincent's School of Nursing and was a Nurse Administrator in Bronx, NY, Santa Cruz, CA & Tampa, FL. After retirement she and Ken enjoyed RVing, crisscrossing the US numerous times with their cats (Sammy & Mango) to visit family, friends, Nat'l Parks, Monuments & Museums. When not traveling they loved residing in their neighborhood of Westchase in Tampa.

A memorial service will be held Jan 16th at Blount Curry Funeral Home, 6802 Silvermill Dr, Tampa, 3-5PM. A funeral mass will take place Jan 17th at Incarnation Catholic Church, 8220 W Hillsborough Ave, Tampa at 10:30AM. JoAnn will be interned at Arlington National Cemetery at a later date. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Humane Society of TampaBay, 3607 N Armenia Ave, Tampa, FL 33607.