Joan D. McCourt
Joan D. McCourt of Saint Remy died on February 3, 2018 after a long illness. Her sons, Peter and Mike, were with her when she passed on. Born in Union City, NJ on December 4, 1934 to the late Cora and Frank Quinton, Joan was predeceased by her husband Raymond in 1996. She is survived by Peter and his daughter Kara of Saint Remy, Mike, his wife Janet (Wagner) of Acworth, GA, daughter Caitlin and her husband Jim Leszczynski of Oxford, MI, son Michael, Jr. and his fiancé Nikki Rowland of Canton, GA, and son William of Dallas, GA, her sister Anita Joerger of Traverse City, MI and dozens of nieces and nephews.
After graduating from Weehawken High School and the Pratt Institute School of Art, she joined a New York City advertising agency to draw animated television commercials and many other projects. Moving to the Kingston area in 1959, she quickly settled into the pace of life here. When her sons were middle school age, Joan became a school bus driver for Arthur F. Mulligan in Tilson. During her 35+ years there, she received several safe driver awards and brought generations of children to and from school. J...[more]
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n was a talented craftsperson, dedicating much of her time to outfitting friends and family with unique and cherished hand-embroidered and knitted gifts and all manner of ceramic works. Christmas was a special time for her and she spent weeks creating intricately-hand-decorated confections from recipes passed down from her mother. She was a member of the St. Remy Volunteer Fire Department's Ladies Auxiliary and was a long-time parishioner at Holy Name of Jesus parish in Wilbur and Saint Mary's Church on Broadway. She could always be counted on to help organize and staff fundraisers and repainted Holy Name's Stations of the Cross, which was a particular source of satisfaction for her. Joan will be remembered as a consummate hostess, compassionate friend, dedicated volunteer, and steadfast role model. As her final act of selflessness, Joan dedicated her body to medical science in the hope that, as a three-time survivor, it will help in the fight against cancer. The family wishes to sincerely thank, and extend their deepest appreciation to, her physicians and the nursing and support staff at the HealthAlliance Hospital Broadway Campus Inpatient Oncology Unit.
Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 10 at Saint Mary's Church, 160 Broadway, Kingston. To leave a message of condolence, please visit Joan's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/joan.mccourt.161.
