Joan Frances Bishop

Of Westwood, formerly of West Newton, June 15, 2008. Daughter of the late Francis W. and Anna (Robertson) McManus. Distinguished scholar, dedicated teacher, devoted wife, loving mother, and grandmother. For nearly eight decades you served the needs, wants, dreams, and desires of others, and now, with the Lord as your guide, you have graduated from the trials of this earth and have been granted the ultimate terminal degree, a doctorate in eternal peace. As a scholar, you proudly earned three degrees from Boston University, graduating with honors at each level. As a teacher, you gave of your accumulated wisdom to those still struggling to learn. As a devoted wife to Dick for over 50 years, you shared in the good times and made the harder times more bearable and humorous. Mother of Ann and her husband, Shawn Andrew of North Easton, Richard and his wife, Pamela, of Colorado Springs, CO, and Janet and her husband, John Teehan, of North Easton, you instilled in your children values and ideals that have allowed them to grow into the loving, caring, and remarkable children who are all that any parent could ever desire and who have chosen well in their life partners. You have lived to see the birth of nine grandchildren and, as you often said, "That alone, was worth the price of admission." Your kind words, sense of humor, and your deep love of family will be sorely missed. We know that you will be welcomed into the Kingdom of Heaven and be lovingly reunited with your parents and family for ever and ever. Funeral from the George F. Doherty and Sons Funeral Home, 1305 Highland Avenue, NEEDHAM, Friday at 9 a.m. Funeral Mass at St. Josephs Church, Needham, at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends kindly invited. Visiting hours Thursday from 4-8 p.m. Interment Newton Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy may be made to the Pan Massachusetts Challenge, 77 Fourth Avenue, Needham, MA, to benefit the Jimmy Fund and the Dana Farber Cancer Research Institute. Parking area adjacent to funeral home. For directions and guestbook www.gfdoherty.com George F. Doherty & Sons 781-444-0687 Needham