Obituaries
Lake Bluff Obituary: Joanna Rich, 80
Visitation will be held Sunday and a funeral service on Monday.
Joanna Mariani Rich, nee Fiore, 80, of Lake Bluff, passed away April 3rd, 2014.
Born in Lake Forest, IL on June 18, 1933 and was the daughter of John and Mary Fiore and granddaughter of Vito and Giovanna Fiore.
Joanna attended the School of St. Mary and Lake Forest High School in Lake Forest. She loved cooking, crafting and gardening. Joanna worked for many years as an Administrative Assistant at Lake Forest Hospital.
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Her sister Camille and her parents preceded her in death. She is survived by her daughter, Maria Rich and her sons, Frank (Sherri) Mariani, John (Marie) Mariani, Vito (Maggie) Mariani and Robert (Patrice) Rich. Joanna has 12 grandchildren: Frank, Alexandra, Katie, Andrew, Meghan, Julie, Michael, Johnny, Maria, Elizabeth, Jack and Claire. She also has 4 great-grandchildren: Brayden, Ryder, Dominic and Benjamin. Joanna is also survived by her brothers, John (Elaine) Fiore and Don (Julia) Fiore. She was a dear aunt to many nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be held Sunday, April 6th from 1pm to 5pm at Kelley & Spalding Funeral Home, 1787 Deerfield Rd., Highland Park, IL where a funeral service will be held on Monday, April 7th at 10:00am. Interment Ascension Cemetery, Libertyville, IL.
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In lieu of flowers, donations would be a wonderful way to honor Joanna and may be made to the American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312 or to the Alzheimer’s Disease Association, 255 N, Michigan Ave., Floor 17, Chicago, IL 60601.
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