Joan C. (Harrell) Dion, 91, of New Bedford died Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Southpointe Rehabilitation Center after a brief illness. She was the wife of the late Jean Z. Dion.
Born in Newport, RI, daughter of the late Gilbert T. and Emma (Lague) Harrell, she lived at Ft. Adams in Newport for the first 7 years of her life and later lived in Marstons Mills and New Bedford for most of her life.
Joan was a communicant of St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish and a former communicant of St. Joseph-St. Therese Church.
She was formerly employed by New England Telephone Company for 40 years until her retirement.
Joan was a member of the American-Canadian Association and was a volunteer at St. Luke's Hospital.
She enjoyed playing cards and spending time with her family.
Survivors include three daughters, Christine Rodriques and her husband Gary, Annette Landreville, and Patricia Farland and her husband Al; two sons, Gilbert T.H. Dion and his wife Deborah and Jean "Buddy" Dion, Jr. and his wife Terri; 7 grandchildren, Jeana, John, A.J., Timothy, Thomas, Zephirin, and Nicholas; and 9 great-grandchildren.
She was predeceased by her grandson, Christopher Landreville; her great-granddaughter, Meghan Sargent; and her son-in-law, Richard Landreville.
Her Funeral Mass will be held Saturday, January 22, 2022 at 10 AM at St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish, 343 Tarkiln Hill Rd., New Bedford. Joan's family will receive guests at Church from 9-10 AM, prior to the Mass. Burial will be private. In lieu of flowers, donations in Joan's memory may be made to the Meghan A. Sargent / Bria Rodrigues Memorial Scholarship with "26866" in the memo line and mailed to Alltrust Credit Union, 123 Alden Rd., Fairhaven, MA 02719 or to the Jimmy Fund, P.O. Box 849168, Boston, MA 02284 with "In Memory of Christopher Landreville" in the memo line. For online guestbook, visit www.saundersdwyer.com.