Joan L. STEELE

STEELE, Joan L. (Blouin) Age 91, died peacefully, on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of the late Wallace Steele, who died in 2009.

She is survived by her son, Kevin J. and his wife, Bonnie Steele, of Sutton; her daughter, Laura and her husband, Ellis "Peter" Burgess, Jr., of Douglas; four grandchildren, Brian Steele and his wife, Amanda, of Sutton, Gregory Steele and his wife, Ashley, of Newport, RI, Justine (Burgess) Doyon and her partner, Jacob Crannell, of Douglas, Patrick Burgess and his wife, Tanya, of Douglas; ten great-grandchildren; two sisters, Gloria Bentley of Uxbridge and Janet Malkasian of Whitinsville; as well as many nieces and nephews. She was also predeceased by her son, Jeffrey Steele, who passed in 1979; and her sister, Constance Campo.

She was born in Whitinsville, the daughter of the late Archie Blouin and Rose "Eva" (Malkasian) Blouin. She was a graduate of Northbridge High School. Joan was a longtime resident of Whitinsville until moving to Douglas in 1998, to their home on Manchaug Pond. Joan was employed for many years at the former Whitin Machine Works in Whitinsville and then at the Umass Memorial Medical Center on Lake Ave., in Worcester, where she worked as a secretary/receptionist for the Pathology Department. She retired in 1997.

Joan's Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, August 25, at 11 AM, in St. Patrick's Church, 1 Cross St., Whitinsville, MA. Burial will follow in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Calling Hours will be held prior to Mass from 9 -10:30 AM, in Jackman Funeral Home, 12 Spring St., WHITINSVILLE. To leave a condolence message for her family and view full obituary, please visit http://www.jackmanfuneralhomes.com