Joan Mary Surma of Helena, AL passed away on Sunday October 14, 2018. She was born on May 20, 1929 to Mary Jane & Zeno Trudeau in River Rouge MI, the 13th of 14 children. She was united in Holy Matrimony in 1963 to Walter Surma who preceded her in death in 2010.
Joan liked cooking and baking and each of her family members have a special favorite that she made. . She loved to shop on-line. She loved to travel and play board games. She was always there to have a conversation with about any topic.
Joan will be forever cherished by her daughters Jean Rose (Kris) and Mary Jo Buschbacher (Matt). She will be missed by her 5 grandchildren: Matthew Rose, Kevin Rose, Robert Kilgore (Asayo), Emily Lawrence (Taylor), and Zachary Kilgore as well as her great granddaughter, Ami Kilgore. She is survived by her twin sister Shirley Pallagi and her older sister Irene Chorkey and numerous nieces and nephews.
A funeral service will be held at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Montevello, AL at 2 pm on Saturday October 20, 2018.