Joan passed away after a long battle with breast cancer and COPD at the age of 77 at Ocean Medical Center in Brick. She loved to crochet, do jigsaw puzzles and the Popcorn Park Zoo. She is survived by her daughter DonnaMarie and her husband Ric, her son Scott, daughter-in-law Malena, 4 grandchildren Ryan, Jessie, Jenna and Emily and 2 step-grandsons Rickey and Kyle. A memorial service will be held at a later date