Joanne C. (Manning) Colantuone, a resident of Methuen, MA, and formerly of Salem, NH and Lynnfield, MA, passed away peacefully on May 2, 2023. She was 88 years old.
Joanne was born in Boston, MA to the late William and Blanche (Bradshaw) Manning. She grew up and attended school in East Boston, MA. Joanne met the love of her life, the late Joseph A. Colantuone, Jr., in 1953 and they were married on September 8, 1956. They lived in Revere as newlyweds and moved to Orient Heights in East Boston in 1958. In 1967, they moved to Lynnfield to raise their family. Joe and Joanne purchased a vacation home in Wareham in 1977 so they could spend more time at the beach and bike along the Cape Cod Canal. In 1990, Joanne and Joe lived in Cambridge, UK for a year and enjoyed traveling throughout Europe when Joe wasn’t working. They took many cruises and especially enjoyed returning to Bermuda where they had honeymooned. In 2005, they moved to a retirement neighborhood in Salem, NH. Joanne moved to The Woods at Merrimack in Methuen in 2021 where she made many wonderful new friends.
Joanne loved going to water aerobics three times a week with her dear pool friends. She enjoyed gardening, cooking and baking and was known for making her famous calzones and pizzelle cookies. She was an avid bridge player and in her younger years, loved bowling, playing tennis, skiing, and bike riding.
She was the loving mother of Paula Bross and her fiancé Patrick Scrima of North Reading, Jill Godett and her husband Thomas of Newburyport, and Michael Colantuone and his wife Shawna of Salem, NH. Joanne was the youngest of nine children and leaves behind her dear brother David Manning and his wife Carol of Revere. She was the cherished grandmother of Robert Bross and his wife Holly, Derek Bross and his wife Jillian, Sydney and Mitchell Godett, Morgan, Janelle, Michaella, and Taylor Colantuone, and great grandmother of Shaylin, Vivian, Georgia, and Charlotte. She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Arrangements: Per Joanne’s wishes, services will be private for family by A.J. Spadafora Funeral Home. Entombment will be in Holy Cross Mausoleum, Malden.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Joanne’s memory may be made to Saint Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org or a charity of one’s choice.