In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St Paul’s Chapel Fund, 3602 S. Palmer Funeral Home-Hickey Chapel is assisting the family with arrangements.
Joseph Valley Memorial Park in Granger, IN. Graveside services and burial will follow at St. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30am on April 19, 2022, at Queen of Peace Catholic Church, 4508 Vistula Road, Mishawaka, IN. Visitation will be held from 6:00-8:00pm on April 18, 2022, at the Palmer Funeral Home-Welsheimer North Chapel, 17033 Cleveland Road, South Bend, IN, where the rosary will be recited at 5:30pm. In addition to her parents, Joan was preceded in death by her, son, Stephen brothers, Bill and Ed McDonald and daughter-in-law, Diana Beke Meeks. She is survived by her children, Philip (Carolyn), Patrick (Pattiann), Cathy Shelton, Michael, Mary Jo Kannon (Jack) and David (Liz) grandchildren, Julian, Christopher, Rachel, Monica, Brian, Andy, Michael, Travis, Marie, Claire, Joseph, Becca, Liz, Theo, Sarah, Josh, Caleb and Simon great-grandchildren, Winnie, Allen, Junie, Haskel, Isaac, Gabrielle, Hannah, Rowan, Gabe, Judah, Laura and Sam former daughter-in-law, Debbie Stieglitz Meeks and former son-in-law, Buddy Shelton. She was a lesson in a steadfast and enduring spirit to her family and beloved by her grandchildren. A talented seamstress, in recent months, she frequently recalled the thrill of going to the Indiana State Fair with the prize-winning dress she had sewn for the Lake County Fair. Simple things delighted Joan: playing cards, square dancing, sewing, cooking and baking, walks, sunsets, the Notre Dame grotto. Harold preceded her in death on December 12, 2012. She was united in holy matrimony to Harold L. At all places, she supported big faith in small Christian communities, with a special gift for ministering to young mothers in their household management and care of children. Sustained by a deep trust in a good God, she reached out to strangers as well with her care, “loving the neighbor as herself.” Though most of her life was in Indiana, she adventured with her husband, Harold, to live for a time in Meridian, MS Knoxville, TN and Port Charlotte, FL. A mother of seven, grandmother of eighteen, and great-grandmother of twelve, she shared her love, joyfulness and memorable hugs with family and friends alike. Joan, daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Meeks, was born on April 19, 1931, in Gary, Indiana. Joan Catherine McDonald Meeks died peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of Monday, April 11, 2022, just shy of her 91st birthday.
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