Joan Pfingst Lawson

December 5, 1935 - July 5, 2018

Carmel

Joan Pfingst Lawson, age 82, of Carmel passed away July 5, 2018. Born December 5, 1935 at Watsonville Hospital to Edward Porter Pfingst and Margaret Goettings, Mrs. Lawson was part of a multi-generation Californian family and a nursing graduate of San Jose State and Stanford University. She further received her MPH from the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She was also a citizen of the world, having lived in California, Hawaii, Australia, Saudi Arabia, and the UK.

Mrs. Lawson’s California roots brought her back to Carmel in 1988 where she was very active in her community for 30 years. She cared for and loved dogs her entire life, and enjoyed creating elaborate needlepoint art and sharing her incredible library of books.

Mrs. Lawson joins her beloved husband, Mark Lawson, who passed March 9, 2004. She is survived by her wonderful sons, Chris Lawson of Kailua-Kona, HI and Tony Lawson of Alameda, CA, and her delightful grandchildren, Maile Ann Lawson (16), Mark Tain Lawson (13), and Makena Jo Lawson (10). She was an incredible woman and will be greatly missed.

Private services were requested. Please visit www.thepaulmortuary.com to sign Mrs. Lawson’s guest book and leave messages for her family.