Joan Clare Ciccone passed away peacefully early in the morning of September 24th, 2024, after a brief encounter with a very aggressive cancer. She will be terribly missed by her family and friends whose lives she enriched with her enthusiasm, joy and love.
Joan was born February 3rd, 1943 in Taylor, Michigan and raised by mother Rose and her husband Howard Gustafson. She was followed by five brothers with whom she remained close for the rest of her life.
In 1961 she graduated from Holy Redeemer in Detroit. Joan attended Henry Ford Community College and became a dental assistant through on the job training with dentists in Dearborn and Allen Park. She liked to reminisce about fun times in Detroit shopping at Hudson’s and eating Saunder’s hot fudge cream puffs which remained a special treat whenever she ventured back.
