Joan Kalloch Quackenbush

QUACKENBUSH, Joan Kalloch 83, passed away June 16 at the University Medical Center in Princeton, NJ due to complications from a stroke suffered several days earlier. She was born Joan Olive Kalloch on December 9, 1927 to Elmus and Jessie Kalloch of Needham, MA. Early in life she resided with her parents and with her sister Judith in Needham and Wellesley, MA, attending Wellesley High School and then graduating from the Newton (MA) Country Day School of the Sacred Heart in 1945. She attended Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI after which she worked for the Boston Herald Traveler newspaper for four years. While working at the Herald Traveler Joan met and married H.G. "Bill" Quackenbush, Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman, who at the time was playing for the Boston Bruins. Joan and Bill raised three sons; Bruce, Scott and Todd, residing in Wellesley until the family moved to the Princeton, NJ area when Bill became head coach of men's ice hockey at Princeton University in 1967. Following Bill's retirement in 1985, she and Bill moved to Orlando, FL for a number of years before returning to NJ, where Bill passed away in 1999.Throughout her life, Joan exhibited considerable artistic talent and during her years in Princeton became an accomplished and well-known watercolorist, producing paintings for shows until the time of her passing. Joan also spent 13 years as a real estate agent in the Princeton area. During the years when Bill was also coaching the Princeton women's hockey program, Joan served as unofficial den mother for dozens of young women who played on the team. Joan was a beloved mother, sister, grandmother and caregiver for her entire family. She is survived by her sister Judith Racely of Brewster, MA, her sons Bruce and Scott of Greenwich, CT and Todd of Ringoes, NJ, and by eight grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held at 1 pm on Saturday, July 2 at All Saints' Episcopal Church in Princeton, NJ. Donations in her memory may be made to The Lawrenceville School, Lawrenceville, NJ with her request that such funds be directed to the support of student financial aid.