JoAnn Price

JoAnn Johanna Laura Price, age 81, a resident of Harrison, passed away February 7, 2010 at her daughter's residence in Royal Oak. She was born December 10, 1928 in Detroit. Mrs. Price was a graduate of St. Martin Catholic School. She was a member of St. Martin Ladies Club since 1947 and a guild member of St. Athanasius Church in Harrison. She was also a member of the Red Hat Ladies Society, Harrison Moose Lodge and Long Lake Association. She volunteered at Mid Michigan Community Hospital in Mount Pleasant and was an avid golfer. She will be lovingly remembered and forever missed by her husband of 60 years, Martin, married October 8, 1949 at St. Martin Catholic Church in Detroit; children, Ronald Judy Price of Lake Orion, Laura Gleason of Grosse Pointe Park, Elaine Berube of Royal Oak, Carol Hennigar of Royal Oak, Janet Price of Tucson, AZ and Robert Lori Price of Oxford; siblings, Ruth Pat Higgins of Kensington, MD, James Maryann Norris of Sterling Heights and Joseph Dody Norris of Burbank, CA; grandchildren, Richard Kim Price, Michael Price, Erin Gleason Doug Sattem, Margaret Gleason, Nathan Berube, David Berube, Brian Theresa Hennigar, Shannon Hennigar Adam Konarski, Jamie Robert Stark, Robert Price Jr. and Martin Price; 11 great grandchildren; her many favorite nieces and nephews, as well as her friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank X. and M. Irene Menard Norris; son-in-law, John Gleason; and siblings, Frank B. Norris and Marie Bernard Quackenbush. The visitation will be Thursday 4-8 p.m. and Friday 1-8 p.m. with a 7 p.m. Sharing of Memories Service at Wm. Sullivan & Son Funeral Home, 705 W Eleven Mile Road 4 blks. E of Woodward, Royal Oak. Mrs. Price will lie in state Saturday 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass 10 a.m. at St. Mary Catholic Church in Royal Oak, with the Rev. Steven Wertanen officiating. The inurnment will take place at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield. Memorials to The Capuchins, 1820 Mt. Elliott Street, Detroit, MI 48207 or American Cancer Society, Attn: Memorial Department, 20450 Civic Center Drive, Southfield, MI 48076. Share your memories at www.sullivanfuneraldirectors.com.