Joan Staab
November 3, 1954 ~ November 23, 2010
Born in:
Erie, PA
Resided in:
Meadville, PA
Joan L. Staab, 56, of Lamont Drive, Meadville, died Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2010, at her residence. She fought a courageous three-year battle with cancer.
Born in Erie on Nov. 3, 1954, she was a daughter of Emmett F. and Jeanette Swift Bredenberg. She married Craig Staab on Feb. 9, 1980.
She graduated in 1972 from Academy High School in Erie. She was a bookkeeper at Leech Carbide.
She loved watching her grandchildren and spending time with her family.
Survivors include her husband of 30 years, of Meadville; two sons, Brian Staab and his wife, Jenna, and Doug Staab, all of Meadville; two grandchildren, Halie and Allie Staab; a sister, Carole Huether and her husband, Jeff, of Geneva, N.Y.; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, Ken Bredenberg.
Calling hours will be Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. at Roofner-Colllins-Warren Funeral Home and Cremation Services, 544 Chestnut St., Meadville.
The funeral will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home, with Pastor Glen Van Cise officiating.
Burial will be in Greendale Cemetery, West Mead Township.
The family requests memorials be made to Yolanda G. Barco Oncology Institute, 16792 Conneaut Lake Road, Meadville, Pa. 16335; or to the family, c/o Craig Staab, 1169 Lamont Drive, Meadville, Pa. 16335.
Condolences may be sent at roofner-collinsfh.com.
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Our thoughts and prayers are with you all during this extremely difficult time. She truly was an amazing person that we will miss dearly!!!
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Glad we got to know you both at the wedding.
Gene and Bonnie Yanosy
(Jeffs sister)
my prayers and thoughts are with you during this difficult time.
Our thoughts and prayers are with your family during this difficult time. Joan was such an amazing person. There was never a time where she wasn’t smiling even through all she had to endure. Thanks to Joan for being such a wonderful friend to my mom for so many years. You will be greatly missed!!!
With sympathy to the family. I wish I could be there in person.
With sympathy to all of you.
Dear Craig & Your Boys: You don’t know me but I grew up on 35th Street and lived at the end of the block from the Bredenbergs. I am one of the Knickerbocker twins and was good friends with Carol and their family. I remember how adorable Joanie was as a little girl and enjoyed visiting the Bredenbergs and seeing her with her long brown hair and brown eyes. Our families would take trips to the beach and meet there to picnic and swim. My brother Larry Knickerbocker was good friends with Kenny Bredenberg. My mother, was best friends with Jeanette. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to see Joan later on because my twin sister and I moved to California and Nevada ,but I can tell you that we loved Joanie and the whole amazing Bredenberg family. They represented a loving, close-knit family who shared strong values and high expectations. We always admired such a beautiful family, especially Joan. God Bless you and your boys. Diane Cerruti