JOAN DOLORES KEYES Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

CELEBRATION OF LIFE: SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 2019 12NOON TO 2:30PM 221 MT. PLEASANT AVENUE DOVER, NJ 07866 In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made in Joan's memory to: ALLY CAT ALLIES https://www.alleycat.org ASPCA https://secure.aspca.org SOLDIERS ANGELS https://soldiersangels.org/donate.html ASSOCIATED HUMANE SOCIETIES & POPCORN PARK https://www.ahscares.org Joan D. Keyes, 87 years, longtime resident Jersey City, now of Dover, New Jersey, passed away on Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Born on December 10, 1931 in West New York, New Jersey to the late Mary (Burns) and the late Philip Cramer. She married Robert L. Keyes in 1962 and resided in Jersey City. They separated six years later and she continued to raise the family on her own. While living in Jersey City, Joan worked at the General Pencil Factory for more than 25 years and was a faithful parishioner at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church. Joan volunteered much of her time in various church functions and fundraisers, and will best be remembered for playing Bingo with her many friends, her wit and humor, and her generosity and compassion for animals. She was predeceased by her husband Robert, and her dear siblings John, Philip Jr., Robert, Kenneth, Rose, Mildred and Lillian. Joan is survived by her loving daughters Virginia Keyes and her husband David Mocarski, and Susan Wadleigh and her husband Christopher; her cherished grandchildren Gage and Shannon Sutton; and her dear step grandchildren Christopher and Samantha Wadleigh; her loving sister Virginia Obertubbesing, many nieces and nephews; as well as Harry, her loving cat. Her celebration of life will take place on Sunday, August 25, 2019 at 12 noon at 221 Mt. Pleasant Avenue, Dover, NJ 07866. Log onto www.sticklesolteszfuneralhome.com tribute wall to personally post your condolences, memories, photos, and videos.

JOAN DOLORES KEYES

December 10, 1931 - August 7, 2019