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Joan Lawrence
1934 - 2025
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1934
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2025
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Joan Lawrence Obituary
October 22, 2025
Joan (Miller) Lawrence, 91, of Wolcott, CT, passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2025, at Mulberry Gardens in Plantsville. She was the loving wife of the late Howard "Chick" Lawrence for 48 years until his passing in 2004.
Joan was born on July 18,1934, in Waterbury, daughter of the late Wilson Miller and Mary (Dale) Berthoud. Joan loved to travel with her husband, Chick, and also enjoyed antiquing and gardening. She was a member of the Red Hat Society and the Farmingbury Women's Club.
Left to cherish her memory are her three sons, Kevin and his wife, Irene Lawrence, Howard "Chip" and his wife, France Lawrence, and Russell and his wife, Carol Lawrence, her four grandchildren, Derrick Lawrence, Kevin Lawrence, Nicholas Lawrence and Joseph Lawrence, her great-grandson, Felix Lawrence, her daughter-in-law, Theresa Lawrence, her sister, Marilyn Miller Oals, and three nieces. Besides her husband, Howard "Chick", she was predeceased by her son, Keith Lawrence, and her brother, Wilson Miller.
Calling hours will be held on Thursday, October 30, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Woodtick Memorial, 420 Woodtick Rd., Wolcott. A Funeral Service will be on Friday, October 31, 2025, at 11 a.m. at Woodtick Memorial. Burial will follow at Edgewood Cemetery. For online condolences and directions, please visit www.woodtickmemorial.com .
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