Joan Solari Ross, 79, of New Bern, passed away peacefully on Friday evening, December 30, 2016. Joan was a longtime volunteer at CarolinaEast Medical Center and was active in local community theatre. She loved spending time in the great outdoors and enjoyed scuba diving, kayaking, hiking and the simple beauty of the sun setting on the horizon. Not one to sit at home, she traveled extensively abroad as well as in the U.S., having spent at least one night in each of the 50 states.
Funeral Mass will be held at St. Bridget’s Catholic Church in Richmond, Virginia with burial to follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
She is lovingly survived by her husband of 58 years, Robert "Bob" Ross of New Bern; son, Kevin Michael Ross; two sisters, Sr. Jeanne Solari, S.S.J. and Margaret Stebbins, all of Richmond, Va.; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph and Katherine Solari as well as two sisters, Mildred Trevillian and Mary Katherine Stone.
Friends are encouraged to sign the online guest book and share memories by visiting www.cottenfuneralhome.com. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105
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