JOAN A. CROGHAN
April 9 1938- April 6, 2010
Joan A. Croghan passed away on Tuesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital in Goldsboro.
Joan was born in Bergen County, N.J., on April 9, 1938, to the late Joseph Croghan and Helen Gallagher Croghan. She taught first grade for the Bergen County School System for 35 years before retiring 17 years ago. She volunteered her time at Wayne Memorial Hospital and St. Mary Roman Catholic Church.
A Mass of Christian burial will be today at 11 a.m. at
St. Mary Roman Catholic Church with the Rev. Tom Norris, O.S.F.S., presiding. Interment will follow
at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery.
Joan is survived by her niece, Barbara Levers and husband James of New Egypt, N.J.; her nephews, Michael Klahre and wife, Karen of Selma, Thomas Klahre of Orlando, Fla., and Douglas Klahre and wife, Jennifer of Wall, N.J.; two great-nephews, Troy Klahre and Zachary Levers; and great-niece, Leanne Bronson.
She was preceded in death by her sisters, Mary Croghan, Lucille Croghan and Loretta Klahre; and her brother, Father Joseph Croghan, M.M.
In lieu of flowers, Mass cards and memorials may be made to St. Mary Roman Catholic Church, 1000 N. Jefferson Avenue, Goldsboro, NC 27530 or to Kitty Askins Hospice Center, 107 Handley Park Court, Goldsboro, NC 27534.
A wake service was held Thursday at 7 p.m. at Seymour Funeral Home followed by a time of visitation until 9 p.m.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.
seymourfuneralhome.com.
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Published in Obituaries on April 9, 2010 1:48 PM