Joan Mary Ladd

Joan Ladd (Hurst) passed to a more blessed life on October 26, 2026. In her final days, she was surrounded by her loving family - her wonderful husband of 33 years James Hurst, her daughters Jennifer Green (Jerry Green), Amanda Cuthbertson (Alan Cuthbertson), and Morgan Mangal (Vip Mangal), step-daughter Amanda Umile, and her wonderful grandchildren Courtney and Sydney Green, Layton, Cameron, and Sadie Mangal and Katherine, Ashley, and Britt Cuthbertson. She is also survived by four bonus grandchildren, Andrew, Emily, Bradford and Juliana Umile who reside in New York. To all, she says, “Thank you for the wonderful life you shared with me and the happy times we had - until we meet again.”

Joan was born on Long Island, New York and spent most of her life there until moving to Virginia in 2001. She attended St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, New York and Suffolk Community College where she majored in Business Administration and Paralegalism. Over the years, she was active in St. Bede Catholic Church in Williamsburg as a Eucharistic Minister at the 7:15 AM Mass on Sundays, as a member of JOY and as a counter of collections for the Church. She enjoyed her time with the Red Hat Society and the Kingsmill Women’s Social Club. She was also a member of Christopher Wren where she delighted in the classes that were offered to all. She never wanted to stop learning.

Joan was predeceased by her parents John and Martha Michalkewicz. She is survived by her three sisters, Frances Michalkewicz, Ann Shirlow (the late Terry), and Marti White (John), as well as many nieces and nephews.

Memorial donations may be made to the Virginia-West Virginia chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society or Hospice House of Williamsburg.