Joan Elizabeth Wernsing

December 18, 1924 - November 5, 2008
Joan Elizabeth Wernsing

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Joan F.Wernsing, 83, of Hendersonville, NC, passed away Wednesday, November 5, 2008 after a brief illness.

She raised her family in northern New Jersey and Canandaigua, NY. She and her husband, Walt, retired to Hendersonville in 1982 where she was a longtime volunteer at the food bank at IAM and Meals on Wheels.

She was the beloved wife for 56 years of Walter Wernsing of Hendersonville; loving sister of Judy Haire of Rogersville, TN; devoted mother of Linda and her husband, Bob Meredith, of River Edge, NJ; Susan Kadilak of Syracuse, NY; Dave of Dresden, NY; and Bill of Colorado Springs, CO; and cherished grandmother of Jeff, Andrea, Scott and Matt.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Memorials may be made to Meals on Wheels, c/o Council on Aging, 105 King Creek Blvd., Hendersonville, NC.


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  • November 19, 2008
    Don & Olive Miner says:
    Joan will be remembered as "a friend in need and a friend indeed", sharing her car and home when we were settling here. Good memories from many trips together. Thanks, Joan. Our love and prayers to Walt and family.

  • September 05, 2009
    Robert Flandreau says:
    My father and his sister are in my prayers