Family and friends gathered on August 8 to celebrate Joan's life and legacy. Here is the video of her funeral Mass (in 2 parts). Part 1: Part 2: Fr. Mark crafted his homily using a Life Storey from Joan where she shared her thoughts on faith and religion: Here is the tribute video we shared at the luncheon celebration: On Monday, August 10, we interred Joan's ashes next to Bill's in Lansing. Both beautiful wood vessels were procured by Joan's oldest, Maryjo Lemanski. Each is

Joan Holtgreive May 7, 1929-June 21, 2026 Joan Irma (Durocher) Holtgreive was born in Detroit, Michigan on May 7, 1929, to Otto Oliver and Louise Mary (Van Coillie) Durocher. Five months after Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, one month before Anne Frank, and five months before the stock market crash that launched the Great Depression. In her 97 years, Joan witnessed history and made her mark on it. Literally, once, as she decided to “touch up” a painting that turned out to be wor