Mrs. Joan Ann (Brazil) Descoteaux, of North Dighton, died unexpectedly Friday, November 15 in Morton Hospital. She was the former wife of the late Henry Descoteaux. She was born 80 years ago in North Dighton, the daughter of the late Joseph and Caroline (Borges) Brazil, Jr. She was educated in Taunton and had been a lifelong area resident. Prior to her retirement, she had been employed at Princess House, Inc. in North Dighton for 20 years. Joan was previously employed as a waitress at the former Gondola Restaurant in Taunton for over 30 years. She was a member of the Happy Hearts and the Weir Senior Citizens Club. She enjoyed traveling and cruises, playing bingo, reading magazines, dancing and spending time with her family. She was a communicant of St. Nicholas of Myra Parish in North Dighton.
She leaves: 2 daughters: Debra Reynolds and her husband, Thomas of Centreville, Va. and Lori Romano and her husband Nico of St.Louis, Mo.; 1 brother: Robert Brazil of Dighton; 2 grandchildren: Donald and Hannah Groce, and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held from The Riendeau-Mulvey Funeral Home, 467 Bay Street, on Wednesday, November 20 at 9:00 A.M. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow in St. Nicholas of Myra Church, North Dighton, at 10:00 A.M. Interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Taunton. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. Visiting Hours will be held on Tuesday, from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Expressions of sympathy in her memory may be made to St. Jude’s Childrens Research Hospital, P.O. Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, Tn., 38148-0142, or to the Humane Society.