Obituary of Joan Guntsch

Joan Guntsch, 80, a resident of Punta Gorda, FL and Port Murray, NJ passed away on Thursday, August 29, 2012 at Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA with her beloved cousin Nadie Hill at her side. Joan was born on April 30, 1932 in Hoboken, NJ. She was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.Thomas and Jeanne (Murden) Kamerling. She was a 1950 graduate of East Side High School, Patterson, NJ. Joan married Frederick H. Guntsch on September 20, 1968. For 35 years, Joan worked for Grand Union Company in thr Payroll department as the Assistant Supervisor of all payroll tax returns. She was preceded in death by her loving and devoted husband of 34 years, Frederick Guntsch ( died February 25, 2003) and her "little brother" cousin Paul Hill. Joan is survived by cousin Nadie Hill of Port Murray, NJ, nieces, Debra Jeanne Hill-Whipple of Nazareth, PA, and Lisa Ann and husband Francis Moyer of Port Murray, NJ, great nieces, Megan, Lindsay, and Jayme Whipple of Nazareth, PA, and Jillienne and Carly Moyer of Port Murray, NJ. Joan is also survived by her stepson, Fred T. Guntsch and wife Betty of Mauldin, SC, grandchildren, Thomas Guntsch of Mauldin, SC, Kimberly and husband David La France of Jacksonville, FL, Christy and husband Mike Street of Fountain Inn, SC, and Robert Guntsch of Simpsonville,SC, great-grandchildren, Kayla and Skyler La France and devoted friends and neighbors Linda and Ernie Kraus of Punta Gorda, FL, and Dorothy Richards of Port Charlotte, FL. Joan was a devoted wife and a generous and kind-hearted person who will be missed by all. A visitation will be held on Saturday, September 1, 2012 from 9:15 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. in the DeVoe Funeral Service, Inc., 136 West Washington Ave., Washington, NJ 07882. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 10:45 a.m. at St. Theodore's Roman Catholic Church located on Route 57 in Port Murray, NJ. The DeVoe Funeral Service, Inc. has been entrusted with her arrangements.Online condolences at www.devoefuneral.com