Joan Leoline John Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Joan Leoline John of Hartford, Connecticut, who passed away on September 22, 2020 at the age of 78. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joan Leoline John to pay them a last tribute.
She was loved and cherished by many people including : her husband Ovid John; her parents, Arnold and Constance Benjamin (Callender); her children, Simone John of Silver Spring, MD, Sharon John of Atlanta, GA and Troy John of Hartford; her grandson Malik John of Hartford; her adoptive daughter Carol Dulaire of Hartford; her siblings, George Ulric Benjamin (Celeste Benjamin) of Toronto, Randolph Maxwell Benjamin (Olive) of London, England and Arlene Deria (Mohamed) of Hartford; her siblings-in-law, Shirley Blair (Gladstone) of College Park, MD, Henrietta Benjamin of Surrey, Daphne John of Brooklyn, NY, Joyce Johnson of Brooklyn, NY and Sherlock John of Brooklyn, NY; her nieces and nephews, Ricardo Benjamin (Dianne) of Toronto, Robert Benjamin of Kent, Candace Benjamin of Toronto, Dawn Benjamin of Essex, Andrea Benjamin of Surrey, Adam Deria of Hartford, Brian Benjamin of Dakar, Senegal, Karen Redden (James) of Surrey and Jamilla Deria of Jersey City, NJ; her cousins, Cheryl Gomes of Bloomfield, Petal Perreira of Windsor, Lorraine Gomes of Windsor, Colleen Haig of England, Keith Gomes of England, Margaret Nelson of East Hartford, Marianne Gibbs (Ronald) of Bloomfield, Merle Callender of Florida, Christine Triumph of Hartford, Christopher Vialva of San Jose, CA, Susan Perreira (Leo) of West Hartford, Robert Callender of Brooklyn, NY, Deborah McIntosh of Surrey, Orrin Thomas of Surrey, Kevin Gomes (Angela) of Hartford, Stella Steaman of Toronto, Sheila Aaron, Albert John, Vincent John, Sheryl Grey and Eslyn Nero; her close friend Patricia Bell of Bloomfield; and her brothers, Clayton and Sheldon Benjamin.
In memory of Joan's love for children, learning, and her church, the family has requested that memorial contributions be made to the Joan L. John Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o North United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 320235, Hartford, CT 06132.