Joanne Mary Walsh

Joanne Mary Walsh

AGE: 58 • Madison

Joanne Mary Walsh, 58, of Madison, NJ, fell asleep in the Lord on Friday, August 12, 2011, at 3:16 pm. She was in the loving care of her family, everyday, until the end. She never complained about her fate. Her faith in Jesus, kept her going to the very end. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she was a graduate of Morris Catholic HS in Denville, NJ, in 1971. She graduated the County College of Morris, in 1979, and earned her Bachelor's degree in Accounting from St. Elizabeth's College in Madison, NJ, in 1987. Joanne was employed at Montclair State University for the past 23 years, as the Position Control Analyst in the Human Resources Department. Joanne was a very active member of her church, St. Rose of Lima in E. Hanover, NJ, serving as a Eucharistic Minister and Sunday school Teacher. She was a longtime advocate for the needy, the homeless, and especially our Soldiers serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Joanne also opened her home to many under privileged people from Central America countries. Joanne donated most of her take-home pay to a large number of charities. She adopted several platoons of soldiers stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and would talk to them regularly, via the internet. From October, 2009 to April, 2011, alone, Joanne had mailed at least 357 packages to her adopted Army platoons overseas. She would send the soldiers much needed supplies that they do not get from the military, such as microwave meals, flavored coffee, socks, snacks and candies, and she gave each one sterling silver Miraculous Medals. She even sent window treatments for 22 windows, for a new chapel that the soldiers had build.

She is predeceased by her mother, Margaret Walsh in 1986. Joanne is survived by her father William K. Walsh and her siblings, Linda Hogan, Ken and wife Irene, Patricia Berg and husband Magnus, Kevin, Mary Covert and husband Bill Covert, Jr., Greg and wife Suzanne, Kerry, and 21 nieces and nephews.

Joanne's funeral will be conducted from Norman Dean Home for Services, 16 Righter Ave., Denville, NJ www.normandean.com, (please light a candle in memory of Joanne on website), on Wednesday, August 17th at 9am for a 10am Mass of Christian Burial service at St. Mary's Church, interment and committal service at Denville Cemetery. Relatives and friends will be received at the funeral home on Monday, August 15th from 7-9 and Tuesday, August 16th from 2-4 and 7-9. In lieu of flowers donations to St. Rose of Lima School Scholarship Fund East Hanover, NJ in memory of Joanne or www.woundedwarriorproject.org.