Joan Marie von Entress

Joan Marie von Entress, 73, of Roanoke, Va., and formerly of Au Sable Acres, N.Y., passed away on Monday, November 16, 2009, in Roanoke. Born April 15, 1936, she was the daughter of the late Ernest Francis Rutz and Vivian Crotsley Rutz of New Milford-Mahwah, N.J. Joan attended public school at New Milford Elementary and Dumont High Scholl where she graduated Salutatorian. Joan attended Trenton State Teachers College attaining a Masters as a Speech and Hearing Specialist. She was a retired teacher having taught for many years in Neptune, N.J. Surviving is her husband, Leroy von Entress, of Au Sable Acres, N.Y.; two daughters, Sally von Entress, of Portland, and Suzanne von Entress, of Versailles, Ky.; two sons, Karl von Entress, of Wilmington, N.Y., and Oliver von Entress, of Au Sable Acres, N.Y.; two granddaughters, Ellen Joan and Ruth Ann, daughters of Sally von Entress; a sister, Marianne Pinsky and husband, Bruce, of Boones Mill, Va.; two brothers, Ernest Rutz and wife, Barbara, of Auburn, Calif., and Robert Rutz and wife, Gerry, of Wyckoff, N.J.; and mother-in-law, Matilda von Entress, of Boynton Beach, Fla. Services will be private and held at a later date. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.lotzfuneralhome.com. Contributions may be made to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Hospice Program, 1917 Franklin Road, SW, Roanoke, Va. 24014.