Joan (maiden name Summers) was born on October 6, 1933 in Tallman, New York and lived in Norwich, New York for the last 40 years. She graduated from Monsey Public School, her last place of employment was as merchandiser with News America Marketing. She was also a talented domestic engineer, the proud wife of a husband who worked for The Ford Motor Company, and a beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She was predeceased by her husband Juan C. Rivera, her son Juan “Johnny” Rivera, her daughter Deborah “Debbie” McDonnell and her sisters Anna Baez and Loretta Conklin. She is survived by her daughter, Donna Joan Iorio and her son-in-law Joseph J. Iorio, her daughter Maria Leledakis, her daughter-in-law Marianne Taragano Rivera, her son-in-law Pat McDonnell, her sister Brenda Millen and her husband Vernon , her brother Allen Thomas Summers and her grandchildren, Justin Iorio, Erin and her husband Timothy Benjamin, Eyde Joan Iorio, Joseph Allen and his wife Kalynn Iorio, Nikki and her husband Dominick Gallo, John Rivera and his girlfriend Jen Ingerman, Daniel and his wife Lyza Rivera, Michael Leledakis, Nicholas Leledakis, two great-grandchildren Asteris Leledakis and Lyla Rivera, and three chihuahua grand-doggies Fuzzy Face, Boo Boo, and Bogart Iorio.
A private memorial service is being planned for a later date. In lieu of flowers, we ask for donations to be made in her name to Hospice & Palliative Care of Chenango County, to whom we owe a significant debt of gratitude for helping us to keep Joan at home while she transitioned away from this life and onto her next one.
Arrangements are with the R.J.Fahy Funeral Home
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