Joan P. Blackwell Obituary
With profound sadness, we say goodbye to Joan P. Blackwell (Brooklyn, New York), whose vibrant spirit touched the lives of many. Joan left this world on December 11, 2025 at the age of 83, leaving a void in the lives of so many people. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Joan P. Blackwell to show support.
She was predeceased by: her parents, George Cox and Cecilia Cox; her husband Noel Blackwell; her siblings, Mary Halsey (Philip) and Thomas Cox (Charlotte); her parents-in-law, Joseph and Marie Blackwell; and her siblings-in-law, Beatrice, Sr., Ernestine, Sr., Marie, Regina, Edmund (Edie), Joseph (Jean) and Andrew Blackwell.
She is survived by: her goddaughter Meredith; her daughter Mary Blackwell (Street); her sister Patricia Cox; her siblings-in-law, Rosemary Blackwell, Patricia Cox and Philip Halsey; her niece Meredith Halsey-Kelly; her nephew-in-law Thomas Kelly; her great-niece Ashley Kelly; her sister-in-law Delsy Valdivieso; Elizabeth Terpstra. She is also survived by her parents and in-laws.
Her loyalty to her school never faded—she went on to organize and run class reunions for years, right up until the COVID-19 pandemic.
Even during the difficult years of Alzheimer's, Joan remained herself in so many ways.
