Joan M. Ponsonby

Willig Funeral Home & Crematory

Obituaries | The Tube City Almanac | August 12, 2016

Joan M. Ponsonby, age 71, of Port Vue, died August 9, 2016, at UPMC Presbyterian. Born March 6, 1945, in McKeesport, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Marie (Hindman) Stolarz and the wife of Paul Ponsonby.
Joan was a former registered nurse at John J. Kane Regional Centers in Pittsburgh and McKeesport, Riverside Nursing Center and Woodwell Nursing Home in East Liberty.

She was an active member of the Port Vue American Legion Post #447 Honor Guard, Ladies Auxiliary and Liberty Borough Veterans Association. She will always be remembered as a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
In addition to her husband, survivors include her son, George (Cristine) Shuma of West Mifflin; grandchildren, Eric, Rachel and Megan; great-granddaughters, Genevieve and Sophieann; siblings, Joseph (Linda) Stolarz of Elizabeth Township and Veronica Swartz of Michigan; nieces and nephews.
Family and friends will be received on Friday, August 12, from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at Willig Funeral Home & Crematory. Funeral service will be Saturday morning, 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Memorials are suggested to the American Diabetes Association.
Condolences may be shared at: www.willigfuneralcremationservices.com

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Originally published August 12, 2016.

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