1925
Joan
2012
Joan Law Conway
January 25, 1925 — February 2, 2012
Joan Law Conway, 87, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2012, in Hospice of Palm Beach, Florida. Joan and her late husband, Robert T. Conway, were long time residents of Wilkes-Barre and Delray Beach, Florida.
Born on January 25, 1925 in Wilkes-Barre the daughter of the late James J. Law and Hanna Smith Law she grew up in the East End section of Wilkes-Barre.
Joan graduated from St. Mary’s High School and the New York School of Fashion Design.
Joan’s strong devotion to her husband and children led her to choose to be a stay-at-home mom raising her four sons.
Joan was a member of the Parish of Saint Robert Bellarmine and long-time communicant at Saint Aloysius Church in Wilkes-Barre and Saint Lucy’s Church in Florida.
Her husband, Capt. Robert T. Conway, Sr. died September 20, 2005. Her son, James Law Conway, grandson, Robert T. Conway, III and two brothers, James and Malcolm Law also preceded her in death.
She is survived by her sons, VADM Robert T. Conway, Jr. and his wife Carol and daughter Kerry Ann of New Bern, North Caroline, Thomas Law Conway and his wife Pamela and daughter Katie of Doylestown, and Dr. Malcolm Law Conway and his wife Mary Catherine and daughter, Shannon and son, Malcolm Jr of Kingston.
Celebration of Joan’s life will be held Thursday at 10:30 AM from McLaughlin’s – The Family Funeral Service, 142 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre with Funeral Mass at 11 AM in the Church of Saint Aloysius. Interment will be in Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Hanover Township.
Friends and family are invited to visit at McLaughlin’s on Thursday morning from 9 to 10:30 AM.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to SPCA of Luzerne County, 524 East Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, 18702-6911.
Permanent messages and memories can be shared with Joan’s family at www.celebrateherlife.com
Born on January 25, 1925 in Wilkes-Barre the daughter of the late James J. Law and Hanna Smith Law she grew up in the East End section of Wilkes-Barre.
Joan graduated from St. Mary’s High School and the New York School of Fashion Design.
Joan’s strong devotion to her husband and children led her to choose to be a stay-at-home mom raising her four sons.
Joan was a member of the Parish of Saint Robert Bellarmine and long-time communicant at Saint Aloysius Church in Wilkes-Barre and Saint Lucy’s Church in Florida.
Her husband, Capt. Robert T. Conway, Sr. died September 20, 2005. Her son, James Law Conway, grandson, Robert T. Conway, III and two brothers, James and Malcolm Law also preceded her in death.
She is survived by her sons, VADM Robert T. Conway, Jr. and his wife Carol and daughter Kerry Ann of New Bern, North Caroline, Thomas Law Conway and his wife Pamela and daughter Katie of Doylestown, and Dr. Malcolm Law Conway and his wife Mary Catherine and daughter, Shannon and son, Malcolm Jr of Kingston.
Celebration of Joan’s life will be held Thursday at 10:30 AM from McLaughlin’s – The Family Funeral Service, 142 South Washington Street in Wilkes-Barre with Funeral Mass at 11 AM in the Church of Saint Aloysius. Interment will be in Saint Mary’s Cemetery in Hanover Township.
Friends and family are invited to visit at McLaughlin’s on Thursday morning from 9 to 10:30 AM.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to SPCA of Luzerne County, 524 East Main Street, Wilkes-Barre, 18702-6911.
Permanent messages and memories can be shared with Joan’s family at www.celebrateherlife.com
To order memorial trees in memory of Joan Law Conway, please visit our tree store.
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
9:00 - 10:30 am (Eastern time)
McLaughlin's
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
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Thursday, February 9, 2012
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