Joan Patricia (Kelliher) Vaughan of Framingham, formerly of Natick and Milton, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family at MetroWest Medical Center in Natick on Wednesday, September 6, 2017. Joan was predeceased by her beloved husband of 55 years, Richard J. Vaughan in 2010.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, grandchildren and many dear friends. She is survived by her children whom she adored, Richard Jr, his wife, Michelle of Weymouth, her daughters, Susan Stevens of Natick, and Audrey Swennes and her husband Jon of Framingham, and son-in-law, Thomas Minor of Ft. Myers, FL. Joan was also predeceased by her cherished daughter, Patricia V. Minor in 2008, and fun loving son-in-law Dennis Stevens in 2015. She leaves eight grandchildren: Amanda Citrone and RJ Vaughan, LCDR Kelly P. Minor US Navy and CAPT Sean Minor, US Army, Julia and Bridget Stevens, and Eric and Scott Swennes. In addition, she leaves her four darling great grandchildren: Vivian and Vaughan Citrone and Landon and MacKenzie Vaughan.
Born in Milton, she was the daughter of Mary Ellen (Britt) and Thomas Kelliher. She attended Milton High School and Framingham State College. Joan, a resident of Natick for 42 years retired from the Framingham Public Schools after a successful career as a home economics teacher. Joan loved people and gatherings and always made everyone feel welcomed.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend her Mass of Christian Burial at 12 Noon on Friday, September 15 in the Parish of the Good Shepherd, at St. Zepherins Church, 99 Main Street (Rte. 27), Cochituate Village, Wayland. Interment will follow in Glenwood Cemetery, South Natick.
Visiting hours will begin at 10:00 A.M. on Friday prior to her Funeral Mass at John Everett and Sons Funeral Home, 4 Park Street, at Natick Common.
Donations in her memory may be made to: Paralyzed Veterans of America PVA National Headquarters 801 Eighteenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20006-3517 or online at http://www.pva.org.