Joan E. O'Connor Shoemaker Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Joan E. O'Connor Shoemaker (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), who passed away on January 28, 2026. Family and friends can send flowers and condolences in memory of the loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joan E. O'Connor Shoemaker to pay them a last tribute.
As we bid Joan farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Joan is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her husband Edward Shoemaker; and her parents, John O'Connor and Catherine Hopper O'Connor. She is survived by: her children, Megan Petrovich (Jim) and Leslie Shoemaker; and her granddaughter Catherine Petrovich.
