Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Montague, Joan L.  December 15, 2011
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on January 11, 2012 
  Joan L. Montague 
   
  WESTPORT, CT After a courageous three-year battle with cancer, Joan Lucille 
  Hoffman Montague, dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away 
  peacefully December 15, 2011, at the Smilow Cancer Center at Yale-New Haven 
  Hospital. Joan will be greatly missed by her loving husband, Richard (Dick) 
  Henry Montague of Westport, Conn.; and devoted children and spouses, Kimberly 
  Jo Weinstein of Phoenix, Ariz., Richard Hugh and Peggy Montague of Manchester, 
  Vt., and Elizabeth Ann and Robert Nabholz of Larchmont, N.Y. The joy of her 
  life, Joan's 10 grandchildren, Harrison, Joanna, and Sam Weinstein, William, 
  Tess, and Kathleen Montague, and James, Henry, Richard, and Eleanor Nabholz, 
  will remember Joan for the joy she created everywhere around her. She was 
  predeceased by her mother, Dorothy Hoffman Sonon, and her beloved stepfather, 
  Hubert Sonon. Joan was born in 1932, in Brickerville, and was raised in 
  Palmyra with her siblings, Yvonne Sonon Carmany and Roger Sonon. After 
  graduating from Palmyra High School with distinguished honors, Joan soon met 
  the love of her life, Lieutenant Dick Montague, who was stationed at 
  Indiantown Gap prior to his departure for Korea. After a whirlwind romance, 
  Dick and Joan were married on June 28, 1952. A dedicated soldier's wife, Joan 
  supported her new husband through the Korean War, writing a letter every 
  single day until Dick returned. Presiding over the unmarried graduate students 
  at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, Dick and Joan enjoyed the 
  post-war years, working hard, surrounded by new friends. Joan's exceptional 
  organizational skills were quickly put to use by the University of 
  Pennsylvania's Medical Center Rehabilitation Unit - the first Rehabilitation 
  Facility in the United States - as the Head Administrator. Enjoying the 
  medical environment, Joan's medical administrative career spanned decades and 
  benefited numerous local dental and medical practices. After living in 
  Middletown, Ohio, Scarsdale, N.Y., and Wilbraham, Mass., Dick and Joan settled 
  in Westport, Conn., to raise their children. A lifelong contributor, Joan 
  supported the Westport School System and the Westport Playhouse, was a member 
  of the Westport Women's Club, and a 50-year member of the Greens Farms 
  Congregational Church. For the past 30 years, Dick and Joan have loved living 
  on Long Island Sound, where Joan's gardening skills were honed, creating 
  exceptional beachscapes that were enjoyed year round. In addition to her 
  renowned cooking skills, Joan was also noted for her antiquing savvy, avid 
  reading, and exciting travel agendas. With annual trips to Aruba and Hawaii, 
  Joan developed friends from around the world, who enjoyed her special and kind 
  attention. A memorial service celebrating Joan's life will be held in 
  Brickerville this April, when she will be buried in the family plot. Harding 
  Funeral Home, 210 Post Road East, Wesport, Conn., is assisting the family with 
  arrangements.
  
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on January 11, 2012 
   
  
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