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Nitardy Funeral Homes - Whitewater
Joan Y Rich
July 2nd, 1930 - October 30th, 2024
Joan Y. Rich, 94, of Whitewater, Wisconsin passed away on Wednesday, October 30, 2024 at Fairhaven.
Joan was born on July 2, 1930 in Richwood, West Virginia to James S. and Lavinia (Johnson) Young. She was raised in Richwood and graduated from Richwood High School. Joan later attended and graduated from Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. On April 10, 1954 Joan married Stuart M. Rich and together they raised three children. Stuart passed on April 17, 2000. Joan worked as a desktop publisher for the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture.
She enjoyed singing, reading, sewing, and painting.
Joan is survived by her children, Alice Rich (Curt) Schwarz, John Stuart (Julie) Rich, Walter Henry (Lisa) Rich; grandchildren, Emily J. (George Melissanos) Rich, Anna Schwarz (Ryan) Knocke, Allison Jacquelyn Rich, Alexander C. (Lindy Tsai) Schwarz, James Walter Rich; great-grandchildren, Cash Knocke and Peter Melissanos.
She is preceded in death by her husband Stuart and siblings James Shirley, Jr., Ruth Joy Peters, and Ione Rae Gunnarson.
A private family inurnment will take place at a later date.
Donations can be made in Joan’s name to Berea College at www.Berea.edu
The family would like to give special thanks to the nurses and staff at Fairhaven and Rainbow Hospice.
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We have proudly served the Southern Wisconsin community since 1932, when our founder Hilmar A. Nitardy opened his first funeral home in the area. We feel very fortunate to continue serving the community three generations later. In 2007, we constructed our first funeral home in Whitewater. Here, our mission is the same as it has been for over 90 years: help walk our community through times of grief and provide beautiful and meaningful services to every family that walks through our doors. We are proud that Whitewater families trust us to take care of their loved ones....
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