Joan Pasternak

1937 - 2021

Joan Pasternak obituary, 1937-2021

Joan Pasternak

1937 - 2021

BORN

1937

DIED

2021

Joan Pasternak Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hindman Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc - Frankstown Rd. from Oct. 2 to Oct. 3, 2021.
Pasternak, Joan, 84, passed away October 2, 2021, at Amber Springs. Born January 18, 1937, to the late Milan and Kathryn (Kosjek) Gjurich. Survived by children, Robert (Lisa) Pasternak, Canton, Georgia, and Kathryn (Donald) Wood Johnstown, Pennsylvania; grandchildren, Melinda (Matt) Simpson, Joseph (April) Pasternak and Nicole Wood; great-grandchildren, Dennis Bason, Mason and Emma Simpson and Milan Pasternak.

Joan worked as a nurse, starting at Mercy Hospital in their pediatric unit, then working for Dr. Richard I. Hardy, MD for 35 years.

Services for Joan will be private due to COVID 19 restrictions. Arrangements in care of Hindman Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., 1521 Frankstown Rd., Johnstown, PA 15902. "Exclusive Provider of Veterans and Family Memorial Care."

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