Obituary of Joan De Gennaro

DeGennaro, Joan, "Joanie", age 73 died on Thursday July 23, 2015. Joan was born in Teaneck, NJ and had lived in Anaheim and Newport Beach, CA before moving to North Haven, CT in 1995. Prior to her retirement, she was a registered nurse with Health Net Insurance Company, Shelton, CT. Joanie is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Ellen and Emory Freeman, her niece and her husband, Lisa and Duncan Bagshaw and their children; William, Luke and Olivia and a nephew Christopher Freeman. Joanie was predeceased by her parents A. Carl and Rose (Mumenthaler) DeGennaro. Joan was a resident and an active volunteer at the North Haven Senior Center. We will all miss her warmth, generosity and delightful spirit. Thank you for all the wonderful memories! We love you and miss you so much. A Funeral Mass will be held on Saturday, August 8th, 2015 at 12:30 PM at St. John the Evangelist Church, 470 Broad Avenue, Leonia, NJ 07605. As an expression of sympathy, donations in Joan's memory may be made to The American Heart Association, 1 Union Street, Suite 301, Robbinsville, NJ 08691. Arrangements by the VanderPlaat Funeral Home, www.vpfh.com, 257 Wyckoff Ave. Wyckoff, NJ 07481.