Joan Flynn Callahan

Joan was born in New York City on February 25, 1925. She graduated from Cathedral High School and attended City College in New York. She married Thomas Callahan in 1947 and moved to Mercer Island, WA in 1952. Joan and Tom moved to Oregon for a number of years and eventually returned to the Seattle area and back to Mercer Island in 1966 where she lived until her death. Joan was one of the founding parishioners of St. Monica’s Catholic church and was an active member of the Margaret Abel Circle of Catholic Childhood charities. Joan had a 25 year career at Farmer’s New World Life Insurance and was an avid reader, history buff and bridge player. She was always a New Yorker at heart, but couldn’t imagine living anywhere else but in the Pacific Northwest with all of her family and friends. Joan will be deeply missed by her family, daughters, Rosemary Heckeroth (David) and Eileen Conover (Marc) both of Sammamish, son Michael Callahan of Mercer Island and grand-children, Chrissy Koskovich (Ryan), Danny Heckeroth, Matt Heckeroth and Morgan Conover. She was preceded in death by her son Jim and husband Tom. The family would also like to extend their gratitude to the doctors and nurses at Overlake Hospital for their compassionate care during her illness and also to Nayiling Scorzza for her loving care of our Mother this past year. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, September 22, 2011 at 11:30 am at St Monica Catholic Church, 4301 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA, 98040 Interment to follow at Sunset Hills Memorial Park. Remembrances may be shared with the family at www.sunsethillsfuneralhome.com.

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