Joan L. White passed away peacefully at home. She was a wonderful, caring and loving woman and Mom. She raised four children, moving around the country as her husband was in the military and they were always traveling.

She will be remembered by her amazing love for her children, her bowling skills, her love of her garden and birds. She was always thrilled by the hummingbirds that she got to watch.

Joan is preceded in death by her mother, Sophie F. Bishop, sister, Mary Ellen Geyer and son-in-law, Jeffrey A. Winship.

Joan is survived by her children, Diane White-Winship of Vallejo, CA, Robert (Barbara) White of Colorado Springs, CO, Tracy White of Vacaville, CA and Joseph (Crystal) White of North Highlands, CA. She also leaves behind her two grandsons, Reed White of Fairfield, CA and Chandler White of Vacaville, CA and much taller sister, Patricia Lawless of Van Nuys, CA and brother Charles (Paula) Bishop of Ipswich, MA.

A memorial funeral Mass will be celebrated Saturday  June 12, 2021  at  9:00 A.M.  at Our Lady of Hope Church Hall  54 Linebrook Road, Ipswich, relatives and friends are respectfully invited.   Burial will follow in the Cowles Memorial Cemetery  29 Town Farm Road, Ipswich.  There will be no visiting hours.  Assisting the White family is the Morris Funeral Home of Ipswich.  To send a letter of condolence to the family please go to:  MorrisFH.com .

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