Mary Joan Ragard Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

MARY JOAN RAGARD Mary Joan Ragard, 84, of Great Bend, PA was called home to be with the Lord on October 1, 2016 and reunited with her husband of 62 years, James E. Ragard in heaven. Joan is survived by five children, John and Tami Ragard, Ellen and Rick Dorman, Cindy and Jim Gillespie, Tom and Maria Ragard, and Bob and Kathy Ragard; 15 grandchildren; 6 great grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Barb Tamke and Joan Haines; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her parents, Harold and Marguerite O’Malley, and her sister, Patricia Carangelo. She worked for the Press & Sun Bulletin and then became a state police dispatcher with the Gibson State Police for 27 years. Joan belonged to the Binghamton Downtown Singers, the University Chorus in Binghamton, a member of the American Legion Post #357 Auxiliary, the V.F.W. Post #6223 Auxiliary, and a life long active member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church. Joan had many close friends and enjoyed coffee at Krayeski’s with the girls in tiaras. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, who avoided cooking as much as she could. The family wishes to express their sincere appreciation to Barnes-Kasson SNF, the doctors, staff, and nurses for their extraordinary care. Also a special thanks to Alice and Maureen, Joan’s Uber drivers. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church and at 9:00 a.m. from the Tuttle-Yeisley Funeral Home, Inc., Hallstead, PA. Interment will be made in St. John’s Cemetery, Susquehanna, PA. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the funeral home. Should friends so desire, expressions of sympathy may take the form of a donation to Barnes-Kasson SNF, 2872 Turnpike Street, Susquehanna, PA 18847.

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Mary Joan Ragard

February 27, 1932 - October 1, 2016