Joan-Ross-Obituary

Joan Marie Ross

Vernon, New Jersey

1931 - 2020

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April 20, 2020
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Vernon, New Jersey

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VERNON - Joan M. Ross, 88, of Highland Lakes, passed away Monday, April 20, 2020, after a brief battle with Covid-19. She was born April 23, 1931, in NYC, daughter of the late Rose E. and Martin T. Geraghty. She leaves behind a large, loving circle of children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,...

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As you've known, I loved your watercolor art work. I enjoyed our conversations at the clubhouse. My deepest heartfelt condolences to your family.

Mrs. Ross was my 8th grade teacher at Immaculate Conception Regional School during the '83-'84 school year and I had her for art and science for three years before that. She was tough when she needed to be but she was also caring and compassionate. My year with her was my favorite year at ICRS. Rest in peace, dear lady....

I enjoyed Talking to Joan Ross; she was always pleasant and had such a great smile. I'm glad I had a chance to know her.

Mrs. Ross was our class's teacher for two years, both sixth grade and eighth grade. Class was always fun with science and art! She let our class color to learn everything! She had to have had the largest stockpile of construction paper in every color on earth. I'll never forget when our sugar saturation experiment exploded! She took everything in stride! She was so full of energy and always looked out for each of us in our very large class. Deepest sympathies to her loved ones. Sleep...

Along with so many others, I deeply admired Mrs. Ross' artistic talent but I knew her more as a strong advocate for her children's education.
I had the honor of instructing and coaching her son Tom and her daughter Anne many years ago.
My sincere sympathy to Tom, Anne and the whole Ross family on the passing of this creative and dedicated woman. May she rest in the Lord.

I was a student of Mrs. Ross many years ago. I can still see her sitting
behind her desk or standing at her podium. She was an amazing teacher. My condolences to her family. God Bless

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

My thoughts and prayer go to the entire Ross family. She was my homeroom teacher many years ago and someone I will never forget. John Tuohy

As a kid, it was always an exciting day when my parents said we were visiting Uncle Jack and Aunt Joan's lake house. They were always so nice and so much fun and Aunt Joan's art gallery was gorgeous. The last fond memory I have is dancing with them at my wedding. They were hard to keep up with! I will miss her but happy I have those memories.