JOAN L. DeVITO

IN LIEU OF FLOWERS MEMORIAL DONATIONS MAY BE MADE IN JOAN'S NAME TO SUPPORT: TURNER SYNDROME FOUNDATION https://tsfusa.salsalabs.org/memorialcampaigns/p/joandevito/index.html OR TO: ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL 501 ST. JUDE PLACE MEMPHIS, TN 38105-9959 www.stjude.org VISITATION: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2022 4PM TO 8PM STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME VISITATION: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2022 9AM TO 10AM STICKLE-SOLTESZ FUNERAL HOME FUNERAL MASS: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2022 11AM ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE RC CHURH 5635 BERKSHIRE VALLEY ROAD OAK RIDGE, NJ 07438 INTERMENT: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2022 FOLLOWING FUNERAL MASS ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE CEMETERY ADJACENT TO THE CHURCH Joan Louise DeVito, 71 years, of Oak Ridge, NJ, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022. She was born on August 25, 1951 in Ridgewood, NJ to the late Dorothy (nee Johns) and the late Robert Lentz. Joan graduated from Hawthorne High School where she was a resident for 35 years. In 1970, she received her certification from Berkeley Secretarial School in Ridgewood, NJ and continued to study Business at St. Elizabeth’s College. In 1983, Joan started working at Cyanamid in Wayne, NJ and in 2010 ended her working career when she retired from Pfizer in Madison, NJ. Joan married George DeVito in 1986 and resided in Oak Ridge, NJ until her passing. In her spare time, Joan enjoyed volunteering at the Hope House Food Pantry in Dover, NJ. and for DPD-Department for Persons with Disabilities. She played a large role at St Thomas the Apostle RC Church in Oak Ridge, NJ for many, if not all, church functions and church hall gatherings. Joan will best be remembered for her love of family, especially her husband, her children and her grandchildren, and made a point to attend all of her grandchildren’s sporting and school events. Joan shared many adventures with her husband George as they traveled around the country. Anyone who knew her was blessed to have her in their life. She was predeceased by her loving parents Dorothy in 1985 and Robert in 1980; and her dear sister Barbara Lentz in 1978. Joan is survived by her beloved husband George; her loving children Kathy Ulscht, Michele DeVito, Cynthia Frommelt and her husband Robert, Greg Fox and his wife Lesli, and Brian Fox; her cherished grandchildren Kyle Ulscht and his wife Jackie, Austin Ulscht and his wife Lisa, Parker Fox, Madison Fox, Alyssa Fox, Ava Frommelt, Chloe Frommelt, and Sara Fox as well as many, many dear friends. The family will receive visitors on Thursday, December 8, 2022 from 4pm to 8pm and on Friday, December 9, 2022 from 9am to 10am at the Stickle-Soltesz Funeral Home, 187 La Rue Road, Newfoundland, NJ 07435 (for GPS use 1 Post Place). The funeral mass will be celebrated on Friday, December 9, 2022 at 11am at St. Thomas the Apostle RC Church, 5635 Berkshire Valley Road, Oak Ridge, NJ 07438. The interment will follow at St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery, adjacent to the church. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Joan’s name to: Turner Syndrome Foundation; www. https://tsfusa.salsalabs.org/memorialcampaigns/p/joandevito/index.html or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105-9959; www.stjude.org On line condolences and directions: www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com.

JOAN L. DeVITO

August 25, 1951 - December 4, 2022