Joan LaVerne Grant

Joan LaVerne Grant age 72 of Hambden Twp. was born on August 3, 1938 in Cleveland, Ohio and has lived in the Chardon area resident since 1955, died on May 6, 2011 at Cardinal Woods Skilled Nursing and Rehab in Madison, OH. Joan worked for the Chardon Telephone Company and the Geauga County Offices. She was also the Assistant Dog Warden in Geauga County. Joan Vandenburg married Wallace W. Grant on May 29, 1958 in Chardon. She was a 1956 graduate of Chardon High School and during her youth, she had been a member of the Rainbow Girls. She enjoyed crocheting and reading.She is survived by her daughter, Sandy (John) Tanczyn of Sistersville, WVa., Sisters; Karen (Ellis) McMillin of Orwell and Martha (Bruce) McDowell of Lenox, and many nieces and nephews.Her husband, Wallace W. Grant and parents, John F. and Viola (Smith) Vandenbrug preceeded her in death.Funeral Services will be Wednesday, May 11, 2011 at Noon at Burr Funeral Home, 116 South St., Chardon, Ohio 44024. Visitation is Wednesday from 10:00AM until the service. Burial will be in Hambden Township Cemetery.Memorial contributions are suggested to Hambden Fire Department, 9867 Old State Rd., Chardon, Ohio 44024 or Pilgrim Christian Church, 202 S. Hambden St., Chardon, Ohio 44024, or The Ashtabula County Animal Protective League, 5970 Green Rd., Ashtabula, Ohio 44004