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Joan D. Gardner Nemetz

  • January 20, 1934 - September 20, 2011
  • Pittston, Pennsylvania
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“I just came across this online, wow I'm blown away by all your love for her.. I know how she impacted my life but I guess I didn't know she had the...Read More » ”
1 of 7 | Posted by: John Nemetz III - Avoca, PA

“Dearest Uncle John, Billy, Danny, Laureen, John, & Kathy (& your beautiful families). We are so sorry to hear of Auntie Joan's passing. Please know...Read More » ”
2 of 7 | Posted by: Lisa Nemetz - Riverside, CA

“Dear, John and family you probably don't remember me but I remember both of you from the Moosic Assembly of God church in Moosic I just want to say I...Read More » ”
3 of 7 | Posted by: Lisa Thomas Prizzi - Pittston, PA

“I am so very sorry and my condolences to everyone. I know all of us will miss my dear Aunt Joan with her easy going way, laugh and smile. Aunt Joan,...Read More » ”
4 of 7 | Posted by: Tom Hoppel, Jr. - Budapest

“Jack, Laureen, John, Kathy,Billy ,Danny I am with you in spirit and Thank God for Joan and her beautiful life. Love ya She was the best of the...Read More » ”
5 of 7 | Posted by: Rita M. Slowey - Brick, NJ

“Aunt Joan will always be in my heart. One thing i am sure of is that aunt Joan was such a wonderul person. She would treat us at the mall to alot of...Read More » ”
6 of 7 | Posted by: Brian Hoppel sr. - edison, NJ

“Dear Family, You are miles away in distance but very close to our hearts. How very much Joan will be missed. She was such a loving, caring wife,...Read More » ”
7 of 7 | Posted by: Frank & Jan Nemetz - Riverside, CA


Joan D. Gardner Nemetz, age 77, of the Glendale section of Pittston Twp., passed away Tuesday afternoon at Regional Hospital in Scranton. She is survived by her beloved husband, Rev. John Nemetz, Jr. Wed on October 13, 1962, the couple were married for 48 years. Born in Wilkes Barre on January 20, 1934, daughter of the late Nathan and Dorothy Landmesser Gardner, Joan was educated in Wilkes Barre schools. She was very fond of butterflies, shopping at Boscov's and the glowing artwork of Thomas Kinkade. A kind, selfless, and giving woman, she had devoted her life to both her family and the Lord. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, she will be dearly missed. She is survived by her five children, William Gardner of Sweet Valley, Daniel Gardner and wife Diana of Scranton, Laureen Naylor and husband Daniel of Factoryville, John Nemetz, III, of Moosic and Kathleen Shepherd and husband Randy of Larksville; three brothers, Roger Gardner of Exeter, Michael Markovich of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Edward Markovich of Wilkes Barre; eleven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews. Sisters, Kathleen, Shirley and Beverly also preceded her in death. Her family would like to extend their sincerest appreciation to the doctors and staff of Regional Hospital's Intensive Care Unit for all the care they had given to Joan. Private funeral services will be conducted on Friday by Rev. Richard Bolt, Pastor of New Hope Four Square Church in Wilkes Barre, in the Thomas P. Kearney Funeral Home, Inc., 517 North Main Street, Old Forge. Interment will follow in Fairview Memorial Park, Elmhurst. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Joan's name to the New Hope Church (c/o 489 North Main Street, Wilkes Barre, 18705).