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Joan was born on February 8, 1925, in Amsterdam, N.Y. She graduated from Union Hill High School in Union City and the McDowell School of Design in New York City, where she was employed as a dress designer before marrying her childhood sweetheart, William, on September 2, 1946.
They raised four children together: William, Clairann, Luanne and Robert.
She lived in New Jersey most of her life before retiring to Naples with her husband in 1988. She continued to reside there following his death in 1991 for another 25 years. In those years, she was active at St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church in Naples as an usher and president of the Young At Heart Club.
Joan loved God, her family and friends deeply. She was kind, fun and always generous. She was adventurous and loved to travel. In late 2016, after her health began to decline, Joan moved to Omaha, NE to be closer to family.
She was preceded in death by her son, Robert; her husband of 45 years, William; parents, Louis and Anna Cesaretti; sister, Gilda Cesaretti and brother, Nello Cesaretti.
She is survived by her son William (Rebecca) Ramaccia of Killingsworth, CT, daughter Clairann (Charles) Hannon of Beaufort, SC and daughter Luanne (Kevin) Little, of Omaha, NE; grandchildren Lisa Ramaccia, Mallory (Hannon) Kelleher, Kelly Hannon, Jonathan Little, Anna Little, and Victoria Kiszka; great grandson Hayes William Kelleher; sister Diana (Cesaretti) Renn and many nieces and nephews.
A private burial service will be held on September 6, 2019 at 11 a.m. at Christ the King Catholic Cemetery at 980 Huron Rd. in Franklin Lakes. A memorial service to celebrate Joan’s life will be scheduled at a later date in Naples.
If inclined, the family encourages memorials to be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
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