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Joan Holm Obituary
Formerly of Purgittsville, WV & Washington, DC
Joan Campion Reilly Holm, 75, of Campbell Hall, NY, died Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital of New York, NY.
Joan was born August 22, 1934 in Goshen, NY, the daughter of Francis and Dorothy (Ryan) Campion. She was predeceased by her husbands, Paul L. Holm and Edward J. Reilly, and the sister to the late Colleen Mills.
Joan graduated from St. John's High School and St. Vincent's School of Nursing in New York City. Mrs. Holm's career included practice in Goshen, Washington, DC and West Virginia. Most of her career was spent in nursing administration, most notably as Director of Nursing at Doctor's Hospital in Washington, DC.
She is survived by her daughters, Megan Reilly of Aspen, CO and Moira Hollenbeck of Cumberland, RI; her sons, Patrick Reilly of N. Myrtle Beach, SC and Edmund Reilly of Gaithersburg, MD; and their families. She is also survived by two stepsons, Jeff Holm of Pennsylvania and David Holm of Maryland; nephews, David Mills and Mike Mills; three grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
A Memorial Mass will be held at St. John the Evangelist R.C. Church, 52 Murray Ave., Goshen, on Monday, November 9, at 10:30 a.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Arrangements by Donovan Funeral Home, Inc., Goshen, NY; 845-294-6422. To leave the family a personal condolence, please visit donovanfunerals.com.
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November 9, 2009
Rest in peace, Joan.
From an old childhood friend....
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Helen, Lynn & Norma Mills
November 8, 2009
Always loved! You'll never be forgotten. Peace to all of the family.
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