Joan Frances Knaggs
March 15, 1932 - October 02, 2010
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Joan Frances Knaggs
March 15, 1932 - October 02, 2010
Obituary
Joan Frances Schario Knaggs, age 78, a resident of the Palmia community in Mission Viejo, California passed away on Saturday, October 2, 2010 at Mission Hospital after a long lung cancer illness.
Joan was born March 15, 1932 in Kitchener Ontario Canada, the youngest of four children, Leon, Dorothy and Mary. She enjoyed a loving childhood and married Robert, her husband of 57 years, on June 20, 1953. Opportunity brought them to Los Angeles in 1957 to live in Burbank, California. She had much success as a fashion model and in TV commercials until she became a full time homemaker after the birth of her sons, Rob and Ryan. Joan and the family moved to Santa Ana in 1972 and again to Mission Viejo in 1997. Her interest was mainly a love of family and comforting, as well as gardening, but her national recognition was from her manufacturing company ‘Loveable Lasting Treasures’ that produced and successfully marketed artist teddy bears for many years.
Joan will forever be missed by Robert, Rob and Laura, Ryan and Debbie, Kelly and Kristy, and her sister, Dorothy and nieces, Judy and Jane.
Funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Kilian’s Catholic Church, Mission Viejo on Saturday, October 16 at 11AM, reception afterwards, with interment at 2PM at Ascension Cemetery, Lake Forest, CA.
The family is thankful for the kind assistance, support and comfort of the staffs of Mission Hospital, O’Connor Mortuary and St. Kilian Catholic Church.
19 responses to Joan Frances Knaggs
Connie Conrad Enman says:
October 12, 2010
Deepest sympathy goes out to you and your family at this very sad time in your lives. Joan was a lovely lady. I’ll miss hearing from her.
Dolores and Pete Stone says:
October 12, 2010
Dolores and Pete Stone says:
October 12, 2010
Dear Bob,
Joan was a special lady, very warm and loving. I hope you recognize how much we loved her, and will miss her. Dolores and Pete
Eva & Richard Schmidler says:
October 12, 2010
Bob, Your Joan was such an elegant lady who made us feel so welcome in her home. Her personality made her a delight to talk with and a pleasure to be with. Joan will be dearly missed but her talent and beauty will live long in our hearts and memory.
leonore and dick berres says:
October 12, 2010
Lee and I wish to express our deepest sympathies to Bob and the family as well as our sadness when we reflect on the memories we have of Joan. We truly enjoyed her friendship.
Leonore and Dick Berres