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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Joan Holmwood
Joan
Holmwood
July 18, 1936 – October 22, 2021
Joan Holmwood's Obituary
EAST FISHKILL – Joan E. Holmwood, 85, passed away on Friday, October 22, 2021 after a long battle with complications following a stroke. Her wish to be at home was made possible with the help of her aides Georgann, Michelle, and Diandra.
She was the daughter of the late Harry K. Mallery and Ethel Mallery. She was predeceased by two younger sisters, Sandra Eggleston and MariPat Weld. Surviving are sisters Nancy Holleran of Vienna, VA and Dr. Susan Mallery of Columbus, OH; and brother Hank Mallery and his wife Rennie of Brookeville, MD.
Joan was a career Public Health nurse. She graduated from Syracuse University School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1960. She started working for the city of Binghamton, NY Health Department as a visiting nurse.
After her marriage to Richard in 1962, who survives at home, she started a forty-year career as a visiting nurse for Dutchess County Health Department. She loved her job and her patients. She worked out of the Millbrook office and later in Beacon, retiring in 2001. She enjoyed working on her home, gardening, landscaping and remodeling.
Her favorite quote was by Henry James: "Live all you can; it is a mistake not to." Joan was fortunate to live the life she wanted. Her passion became golf. She was a longtime member of Dutchess Golf and Country Club. Sunday afternoons were reserved for eighteen holes played with her husband. She was also a member of Wild Dunes Golf Club on the Isle of Palms in South Carolina. She did not flaunt the two holes-in-one she has to her credit, one on each course. Joan enjoyed her trips to her condominium on the ocean at Wild Dunes for almost thirty-five years. She visited Europe a couple of times, the highlight was a Tuck tour of Switzerland culminating in a week in Paris to celebrate her fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Joan was a member of St. Mary, Mother of the Church in Fishkill.
All services and burial are private. Donations may be made in Joan's name to Hudson Valley Hospice, 80 Washington Street, Suite 204, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (www.hvhospice.org).
Arrangements are under the direction of the McHoul Funeral Home of Fishkill, Inc., 1089 Main Street, Fishkill, NY. For online tributes, you can visit Joan's Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com.
She was the daughter of the late Harry K. Mallery and Ethel Mallery. She was predeceased by two younger sisters, Sandra Eggleston and MariPat Weld. Surviving are sisters Nancy Holleran of Vienna, VA and Dr. Susan Mallery of Columbus, OH; and brother Hank Mallery and his wife Rennie of Brookeville, MD.
Joan was a career Public Health nurse. She graduated from Syracuse University School of Nursing with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1960. She started working for the city of Binghamton, NY Health Department as a visiting nurse.
After her marriage to Richard in 1962, who survives at home, she started a forty-year career as a visiting nurse for Dutchess County Health Department. She loved her job and her patients. She worked out of the Millbrook office and later in Beacon, retiring in 2001. She enjoyed working on her home, gardening, landscaping and remodeling.
Her favorite quote was by Henry James: "Live all you can; it is a mistake not to." Joan was fortunate to live the life she wanted. Her passion became golf. She was a longtime member of Dutchess Golf and Country Club. Sunday afternoons were reserved for eighteen holes played with her husband. She was also a member of Wild Dunes Golf Club on the Isle of Palms in South Carolina. She did not flaunt the two holes-in-one she has to her credit, one on each course. Joan enjoyed her trips to her condominium on the ocean at Wild Dunes for almost thirty-five years. She visited Europe a couple of times, the highlight was a Tuck tour of Switzerland culminating in a week in Paris to celebrate her fiftieth wedding anniversary.
Joan was a member of St. Mary, Mother of the Church in Fishkill.
All services and burial are private. Donations may be made in Joan's name to Hudson Valley Hospice, 80 Washington Street, Suite 204, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (www.hvhospice.org).
Arrangements are under the direction of the McHoul Funeral Home of Fishkill, Inc., 1089 Main Street, Fishkill, NY. For online tributes, you can visit Joan's Book of Memories at www.mchoulfuneralhome.com.
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