Joan Lafferty Pennington
Joan Pennington Obituary
Loving Mother, Sister, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother
Joan Lafferty Pennington, age 79, of Avondale, PA, died Friday February 12, 2016 at the Christiana Hospital in Newark, DE. She was the wife of the late Robert P. Pennington who died in 2010 and with whom she shared 57 years of marriage.
Born in West Grove, PA she was a daughter of the late Frank and Kathleen Groves Lafferty.
Joan was a lab technician in the Mushroom industry working for several companies including Oakshire Company in Kirkwood, and MGA Spawning Co, and Phillips Mushrooms both in Kennett Square.
She loved to crochet, do puzzles and read books.
Survivors include two daughters, Patricia K. Kennedy & husband Jeffery of Landenberg, PA, and Karen L. Mellot and her husband Mike of Kirkwood, PA; two sons: Robert F. Pennington & his wife Eileen of Landenberg, PA, and Charles W. Pennington of Avondale, PA; one sister, Kay C. Peirson of Peach Bottom, PA; five grandsons, Stephen, Thomas, David, Michael and his wife Ashley and Charles and six great grandchildren, Stevie, Kayla, Shyla, Caden, Burgan and Benjamin. She was predeceased by two sisters, Lenora Zimkowski and Arlene Schafferman.
You are invited to visit with Joans family and friends from 9-11AM Thursday February 18, 2016 at the Kuzo & Grieco Funeral Home Inc. (610-444-4116) 250 W. State St. Kennett Square, PA 19348. A funeral ceremony celebrating her life will follow at 11AM. Interment will be in Union Hill Cemetery, Kennett Square. Contributions in her memory may be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital 501 St. Jude Place Memphis, TN 38105. To view her online tribute and to share a memory with her family, please visit www.griecocares.com
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