"Hi Mom, I am just sitting here missing you. I miss you everyday. I am trying to fill your chair as much as I can. Dad he is coping. He sure does miss seeing your face and hearing your voice. I really hope you are sitting around chatting with Joann, Grandmom, Aunt Char and everybody else. I am so sorry, I couldn't stop you from leaving us. Not one day goes by that I don't think about you or talk to you. I am glad that your pain is gone. I just wish you didn't have to leave. You will be in my heart and thoughts forever. Rest in peace Mom"
In loving memory of
Joan A. Craig
March 25, 1932 - July 25, 2017
Joan Alice Craig, beloved wife of Joseph Craig passed away on July 25, 2017 with all that she loved close by her side. Joan, affectionately known to her children as "Mom" and to most others as "Grandmom," fought long and hard against an innumerable amount of ailments that came her way. She will always be remembered as the strong, matriarch of her family. Or as Annmarie would say- a tough, old broad.
Grandmom welcomed anyone she met into her home and into her family. Whether you were someone who stuck around for years, or someone who was only passing by, she loved you. Grandmom thought of her family at all times. In her weekly shopping trips she would always find gifts, or toys, or snacks that she knew her grandchildren and her great-grand children would love. She was so giving of herself and everything that she did was for everyone else.
As much as she loved her children, her grandchildren, and her great grandchildren, she loved her husband. A chance meeting in a bar led to a life time of love and an inspiration of what marriage means to all of us. In her final days, she repeated over and over her love for him.
There's no way to truly say good-bye to someone like Grandmom. While her chair at the dining room table will never again be filled by her body, her presence will remain in our hearts, our thoughts and our memories. There will never be another Grandmom and I will miss her always.
Relatives and friends are invited to call from 9:30 to 11:00 am Friday July 28, 2017 at the Anton B. Urban Funeral Home 1111 S. Bethlehem Pike Ambler and to her Funeral Service at 11:00 am. Interment will be in Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham. Photos and tributes may be shared at www.UrbanFuneralHome.com
Tributes
"to my mom will always miss you and always love will miss your smile and the way you hay john i head it when i slep at night rip mom "
"Grandmom I don't even know where to start. You are the strongest woman I have ever met. You are the most selfless wonderful woman. No matter what has happened you always forgave everyone. Even if you were in incredible pain you still managed to smile and ask how everyone else was doing. That smile could light up even the darkest of times. Even though you won't be here i promise I will still have our Monday night talks every week. Don't worry about grandpop, I promise we will all look over him. I love you forever and always. Rest In paradise, you truely deserve it.??'? Love always Tina "