Joan-MAHAR-Obituary

Joan HARTZ "Joanie" MAHAR

Wilson, New York

1943 - 2023

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Hartz MAHAR - Joan "Joanie"(nee Van Arsdale)Joan Hartz Mahar (nee Van Arsdale) passed away on Saturday, January 21, 2023 after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born in South Buffalo on April 9, 1943, the first of three children of Paul and Fern Van Arsdale. She is predeceased by...

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one of the best teachers we had at Barker.

May the love of friends and family carry you through your grief.

So very sad to hear of losing one of our most gifted classmates. That bachelor´s degree in mathematics is a major intellectual accomplishment!! (We engineers understand and applaud that!) No surprise to read that Joanie was fiercely independent... and a teacher as well. Having been on a distant walkabout all these years since SPHS, I realize I´ve missed a lifetime of warm and rewarding friendships with Joanie and much of the class of 1960. May her family and friends take pride and find...

To family of "Joanie " VanArsdale (Hartz and Mahar) , So sorry to hear of Joan's passing . We were friends at SPHS and South Pres. church . The last time I saw Joan was the day our daughter and Joan's son Jimmy were moving into Geneseo State we met as we passed on stairs and I never forgot that . As we all go our own ways and move to wherever we look back at times like this and when you see a friends name in the paper it brings back many happy memories . It seems like I send this type of...