Joan Reule

LYONS/BROCKPORT - Joan Marshall Reule, formerly of Lyons and Brockport, N.Y., passed away on October 22, 2024 in The Villages, Fla. She was 84.

Joan was born on May 23, 1940 in Lyons, N.Y. to her late parents William Marshall and Harriet Bixby Marshall. She was a 1958 graduate of Lyons High School before attending SUNY Brockport. After graduating with a degree in early childhood education, Joan's first job was teaching preschool at SUNY Brockport's Campus School. She continued teaching preschool in a variety of settings in the Brockport area where she was respected as a skilled and loving professional. After her teaching career, Joan worked as a receptionist for Dr. Theodore Smith's orthodontist practice, greeting patients with her welcoming smile for several years. She was an active member of the Brockport Junior Women's Club working on several committees and also served a term as the club's President. After residing in and raising their daughters in Brockport for over 46 years, Joan and her husband Jack moved to The Villages, Fla. in 2007. Joan loved music, dancing, animals, traveling and most importantly spending time laughing with family and friends.

She is survived by her devoted husband, Jack, of 64 years; her four daughters, Karen Rockow (Stephen), Kimberly Van Gundy (Jeffrey), Jennifer Brinkel (Christopher Monfiletto), and Julie Betz (Michael); and nine grandchildren, Sophie (Annalise) and Samuel Rockow, Mathison and Grayson Van Gundy, Kelsey, Lindsey and Avery Brinkel, and Katie and Jacob Betz.

Please join the family for a Celebration of Joan's life and luncheon on Saturday July 12, 2025 at 11 a.m. at the Whitehall Mansion, 3845 Lake Road North in Brockport, N.Y., 14420.

In lieu of flowers, donations by check can be made in memory of Joan Marshall Reule to the Brockport Child Development Center, 350 New Campus Drive, Brockport, N.Y., 14420. To share a special memory of Joan please visit: www.Legacy.com.