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Joan (Strange) SMOKOSKI

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Birth Date: November 23, 1933
Death Date: January 11, 2011

Marriages

Frederick Smokoski

Burial Details

Cemetery Name: Mountain View
Cemetery Location: Walla Walla, Washington

Obituaries

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5B - January 13, 2011

Joan Smokoski November 23, 1933 – January 11, 2011 Joan was born on November 23, 1933 in Walla Walla, Washington to Lucile and Clarence Strange. She died at her home of cancer on January 11 with her immediate family at her bedside. She had an older brother, Bill. All her family of origin members preceded her in death. Cremation has taken place. Interment will be at the Mountain View Cemetery in Walla Walla, Washington. Joan is survived by her husband, Frederick; her three children, Melanie Cook, Shauna Steingrebe, and Scott Smokoski; as well as seven young adult grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Joan took great pride in her family as each reflects the values of hard work, enjoyment of life and responsibility for the care of living things. Joan received her BA degree from Whitman College, where she earned membership in Phi Beta Kappa for her academic achievement. She subsequently earned a Master's degree from Central Washington State College and a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado. She spent her 40-year career working in the field of mental health, the last 18 of which were in private practice as a marriage and family therapist. Among her interests were reading, cooking, traveling to far away places with her husband, and spending time with family and friends. Over the years she had many wonderful animal companions, all of whom needed a loving home. Donations in her name may be made to the Longmont Humane Society, 9595 Nelson Road, Longmont, Colorado 80501 or to Pathways Hospice, 305 Carpenter Road, Fort Collins, Colorado 80525.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on January 13, 2011

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