Joanna Dolores Greco

Joanna Dolores Greco, 88, of Bourne, formerly of Port Washington, New York, passed away after a brief illness on April 11, 2016 at Tobey Hospital in Wareham MA. She was the daughter of the late Ralph and Eva (Porcello) Greco.

Joanna was born in Port Washington, NY, on September 7, 1927 and grew up there as well. Graduating from Port Washington Public High School in 1945, she started working for American Airlines. She moved on to a civilian office assistant for the U.S. Navy, and later at King's Point. Joanna then began her long career at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, where she served as the Director's Executive Assistant in the Manhattan, NY office for over 20 years, from which she retired in 1993. Afterwards, she began yet another career as a librarian at the Port Washington Public Library, retiring from that position in 2012.

She was an avid traveler and reader. Always thinking of her nieces and nephews, Joanna was notorious for her ability to find and frequently send greeting cards for any occasion. She will be missed.

Joanna is survived by her beloved sister Carmela Cipriano and her husband Frank currently of Bourne, nieces Laura Cipriano of Taipei, Taiwan, Joann Gifford and husband Ron of Denver, CO, Linda Burkly and husband John of Bourne, Patricia Cisewski and husband Thomas of the Isle of Palm, SC. She is also survived by many great nieces and nephews, namely Daniel, Thomas, and Megan Burkly, Tony and Brian Gifford, and Sarah, Katie and Emily Cisewski, as well as great-great nieces and nephews Matthew, John Michael, Julia, and James Burkly.

A period of visitation with the family will be held on Saturday, April 16, from 9:30am to 10:30am at the Nickerson Bourne Funeral Home, 40 MacArthur Blvd., in Bourne.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held following visitation at 11:00am in St. John's the Evangelist Catholic Church, 841 Shore Rd, in Pocasset. Burial will be on Wednesday, April 20, at 12:30 PM, at Mount St. Mary's Cemetery, 17200 Booth Memorial Ave., Flushing, New York, 11365.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made in Joanna's name to St. Jude's Children Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38102.