Joan B. (Gilligan) Bannan

Joan B. (Gilligan) Bannan, age 90 of Mentor, passed away Monday October 3, 2022, at Danbury Senior Living, Mentor. She was born September 4, 1932 in Jamaica, NY. Mrs. Bannan was a retired registered nurse. She graduated from St. Catherine’s Hospital School of Nursing in 1953. She was a Geauga County Health Department nurse for 25 years. Joan was a devoted wife to Chuck for 50 years. He was the love of her life. They enjoyed boating and traveling together as well as enjoying their family, grandchildren and life-long friends. She loved her heritage and was the proud daughter of Irish immigrants. She was forever a New Yorker and always looked forward to her yearly visits to see extended family and friends. Joan led a life of service. In addition to nursing and family care, she was a member of The Christ Child Society of the Western Reserve and volunteered for many years at St. Mary’s Church and Lake Hospital System. Survivors include her children: William C. (Peggy) Bannan, Thomas (Mary Anne) Bannan, John (Robbie) Bannan, Colleen (Nicholas) D’Angelo; grandchildren: Sean (Katrina Spohn) Bannan, Erin (Chad) Fischbach, Molly Bannan, Ryan Bannan, Katie D’Angelo, Nicholas (Samantha) D’Angelo, and Mary D’Angelo; great-grandchildren: Cassidy Bannan and Jack Fischbach; sister-in-law, Georgette Bannan; and many cherished nieces and nephews; Preceding Joan in death are her husband Charles W. Bannan; parents: Thomas and Della Gilligan; and siblings: Maureen Barker, Rita (Richard) Freud, Florence Gilligan and Thomas (Marianna) Gilligan; and brother-in-law, Edward Bannan. The funeral mass will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 10, 2022 at St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 8560 Mentor Ave., Mentor, OH. Please meet at the church. Private entombment will be at All Souls Cemetery in Chardon Twp., OH. The family requests contributions be made to The Christ Child Society of the Western Reserve, 9354 Mentor Ave., Unit 7, Mentor, OH 44060, or Lake County Council on Aging Meals on Wheels Program, 8520 East Ave Mentor, OH 44060. Arrangements entrusted to Brunner Sanden Deitrick Funeral Home & Cremation Center, 8466 Mentor Ave. Mentor, OH. Offer condolences at www.brunners.com

Joan B. (Gilligan) Bannan

September 4, 1932 - October 3, 2022