Joan Placid

Joan I. Placid, 79, of Quakertown, died Sat., Aug 18, in the home of her daughter, Libby. She was the widow of LeRoy F. Placid. Born in Phila, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth & Marcella (Cranage) Ivins. She was a 1951 graduate of Abington High School, attended Abington Nursing School and received a degree as a medical technician from the Franklin Technical Institute. She actively participated in Abington High School Annual 50 Plus Alumni Group. She was a member of Covenant Church, Doylestown and a former member of St. Anne's Episcopal Church, Abington. Surviving are her daughters, Elizabeth I. Radzai, husband Roy, and Jennifer L. Keifer, husband Tom, all of Quakertown; step-son Christopher Placid, Easton, step-daughter Colleen Arnold, husband Tony, Carlisle; grandchildren Andrea, Hilary, TJ, Christopher, Debin, Michael, Cassidy, Matthew, Maggie, Presley; 3 great-grandchldren; sister-in-law, Susan Ivins, Spring, TX; beloved lifetime friends and companions who were family to her, Lorraine Richards, Doris Neville, Jim & Nancy Hartz, and many extended loving family and friends. Funeral service will be held 6 PM Thurs. Aug. 23 at Covenant Church, 4000 RT 202, Doylestown , following calling hours from 4 - 6 PM in church. Interment will be in Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Prospectville. Memorial contributions in her name may be made to St. Luke's Hospice, 801 Ostrum St., Bethlehem, PA 18015. The Jeffrey A. Naugle Funeral & Cremation Service, 135 W. Pumping Station Rd., Quakertown is handling arrangements. www.janauglefcs.com