JOAN MICAELA O'DOWD DEGAN

DEGAN, JOAN MICAELA O'DOWD passed away on June 4 2011. Born August 9, 1927 in Coral Gables Florida, the daughter of William Henry and Katherine Dyer O'Dowd. Joan attended and graduated from St Theresa of the Little Flower and attended the College of Our Lady of Good Council in White Plains, New York. Her roommate was Elaine Degan who's brother Eugene was to become Joan's husband in 1947. Her move to Chester and Goshen New York was to become home until 1986- when they returned to Coral Gables in retirement. Joan is survived by 6 of her brothers and sisters- Mary, Alice, Frank (Jean) and Jim (Elizabeth) O'Dowd, and Katherine (Robert) Gregory and Shelia (Robert) Tobin. Her sister Virginia and brother William Henry O'Dowd Jr. pre-deceased her. Her husband Gene passed away in 1989 and her son Edward J. Degan in 2005. She is survived by her children Mary Ann, Melissa, Jim and Gene (Doyle) Degan, and Micaela Wilson and her 15 grandchildren, Katee, Edward, Patrick , Erin, Maggie, Gene, Tim, Claire, Paul Degan; Dwight, James and Andrew Erskine; and Nick, Julian and John Wilson, and 6 great grandchildren. Joan was a member of St. Theresa of the Little Flower parish. Her services will be held in Goshen New York. The family wishes to acknowledge the extraordinary care of Catholic Hospice, which help provide a serene and loving passing for our Mother. In lieu of flowers it is the families wish to have contributions made to them at www.Catholichospice.org View this Guest Book at www. MiamiHerald.com/obituaries.