Joanna Pappas

Joanna Pappas

                                      1932-2026

Joanna [Spanos] Pappas born August 23, 1932 in Warren , Ohio passed away April 20, 2026 peacefully at home, with family by her side, in Naples Fl after a courageous battle with kidney disease .

Joanna attended public schools in Warren Ohio and then graduated from Eastern All Girls High School in Baltimore Md when the family moved to Baltimore Md.

Joanna met her future husband Richard Pappas in Bethlehem Pa at a wedding in 1953 and married in 1956 after Richards tour of military service. Joanna was an executive Secretary for the Bank Vice President of Bank of America.

Joanna was very talented in clothes design/seamstress making clothes for her 4 daughters and their Barbie dolls. Joanna was an avid reader and a member of various book clubs continuing her passion for reading.  She also enjoyed cooking many Greek dishes and Greek cookies as well as the girls birthday cakes. With our friends  she enjoyed playing  various card games and liked beating the guys.  She also enjoyed knitting and gardening.

 During our 70 yr. marriage we purchased our dream beach house on Long Beach Island where we spent many memorable summers.  She loved time on the beach watching her daughters as they grew up. Joanna had a love for family and always enjoyed having her 4 daughters close to her.

After we retired we spent many years traveling throughout Europe and especially Greece and the Greek islands with our many friends, and also enjoyed meeting our relatives on the island of Chios.

One of her joys was to become a chaperone on the AHEPA Journey to Greece Program, while her husband was the leader, for 5 weeks traveling throughout Greece.  She also enjoyed the many cruises to Mexico ,and the Bahama Islands.

We also traveled throughout Florida to eventually settle in Naples  where we spent 6 months in Florida and 6 months on Long Beach Island as snow birds.

  Joanna is survived by her husband Richard and her 4 daughters:

Evie Wildonger, of Bethlehem Pa, Georgine {Dave} Daino of Estero Fl,

Rene {John} Moloney of Fort Myers  Florida, and Christine {Marc}Mirsky of West Orange NJ, and Naples Fl. and her 5 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.

She is also survived by her sister Kathy Metalios of Baltimore Md and also many nieces and nephews, she’s predeceased by her parents and brother Jim Spanos and sister Sue Papalos of Warren Ohio.

Services will be held at St Nicholas Greek Orthodox Cathedral 1607 West Union Blvd. Bethlehem Pa.18018 on Friday May 1st at 11am.

The Viewing will be held at Herron Funeral Home 458 Center Street, Bethlehem Pa, 18018 on Thursday April 30th at 6 to 8pm, with a Trisagion Service at 7:30pm. www.HerronFuneralHomeCares.com

Memorial contributions can be donated to the Kidney Foundation or St Katherine Greek Orthodox Church in Naples Fl.