Joanne F. (Fortezza) Steele
12/27/2024






Joanne F. (Fortezza) Steele passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family at her home on December 27th. She was 80. A lifelong Medford resident, she was the daughter of the
late Michael and Antoinette (Filippone) Fortezza.

Joanne was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She was very devoted to her family. In her later years, she did all she could to keep her mind going. To that end, she enjoyed doing word searches and trying her luck with scratch tickets.

The beloved wife of the late Henry Steele, who passed away in 2008, she was a devoted mother to Robert Steele and his wife Rhonda, Carol Boumil and her husband Brian, and David Steele and his fiancée Kelly. She was a loving grandmother to Dylan Steele. Joanne was a dear sister to the late Joseph Fortezza and to Lucille Billings.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend her Mass of Christian burial, celebrated in Saint Francis of Assisi church, 441 Fellsway West, Medford, Saturday, January 4 at 10 AM. Services will conclude with burial at Oak Grove Cemetery, Medford.

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