JOAN MARIE VLIET, MATAMORAS, PA.

Joan Marie Vliet, age 80, of Matamoras, PA, passed quietly on Monday, February 16, 2009 at St. Joseph's Place, Port Jervis, NY.She was born on May 14, 1928 in Washington (Warren County), New Jersey, the daughter of the late Joseph and Hilda Morris Sherry. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 49 years, Lewis Vliet.A longtime resident of Sparta, NJ and New Bern, NC, she resided with her daughter Lisa Hunt and her family in Matamoras, PA for the past few years. Joan was a graduate of Hackettstown High School and Centenary Junior College. She was a retired Librarian for the Sparta Public Library in Sparta, New Jersey for many years and a past member of the Newton Country Club.Joan is survived by two daughters, Lisa Hunt and her husband, Michael of Matamoras, PA and Kathleen Mongiovi and her husband, Joseph of Wilson, NC; her son, James Vliet and his wife, Carmen of Centereach, NY; her grandchildren: Sarah, Rachel, Daniel, and Jessica Mongiovi, Bryan, Joseph, and Dana Hunt, Austin Vliet, Chrystal Bell, and Robert Miranda; her great grandsons, Frank Gould and Mitchell Conklin; her sisters, Betty Broere and her husband, John and Peggy Sherry; her brother, Joseph Sherry and his wife, Louise; a sister-in-law, Louise Sherry and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her brother, Bill Sherry.A Mass of Resurrection will be held Thursday, February 19, at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph's R.C. Church, Matamoras, PA with Rev. August Ricciardi as celebrant. Interment will take place at New Bern Memorial Cemetery, New Bern, North Carolina.Memorial contributions may be made to St. Joseph's Place, 160 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY 12771.Arrangements by Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY.