Joan Carol Yonek Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Joan Carol Yonek of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, who passed away at the age of 80, on April 1, 2026. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As Joan departs from this earthly realm, her essence lingers — a whisper on the wind, a ripple on the water — a testament to the enduring power of love to transcend the boundaries of life and death. Though Joan may no longer walk beside us, her spirit lives on in the memories and the legacy Joan leaves behind.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Harry Heidenfelder and Irene Rusnock Heidenfelder; her husband Elmer T. Yonek; her son Robert E. Yonek; and her sister Dolores Ragone (late Rocco).
She is survived by: her children, Shelly Yonek of Port Vue, PA, Ricki Ann Brooks of McKeesport, PA and Edward Yonek (Leslie) of Monessen, PA; her grandchild Nikki Washington (Walt); her stepchildren, Cody Frantz (Lexx), Michael Liebel and Shannyn Dolan (Chad); her brother Charles Heidenfelder (Marge) of McKeesport, PA; and her close friend Edward Hysmith of McKeesport, PA.. She is also survived by eight great-grandchildren.
