- Date Of Birth: August 8, 1928
- Date Of Death: September 14, 2020
- State: Massachusetts
MARBLEHEAD – Joanne Chamberlain of Marblehead, MA, 92, passed away with peace and grace on September 14, 2020, with her family by her side.
Born on August 8, 1928 in Binghamton, NY, Joanne was the oldest daughter of Dr. Gerald and Teresa Sullivan. She attended the College of Mount Saint Vincent in NYC where she earned her nursing degree in 1951. While working as a nurse in the Bronx she met and married Joseph J. Grady Jr. and moved to Syracuse NY where they soon started a family and Joanne focused her energies on raising their five children born from 1953 to 1959.
Of the many activities the family enjoyed together skiing was a constant.
Joanne was widowed at a young age when her husband Joseph J. Grady Jr. died in a plane crash in 1972 at the age of 45. With five children between the ages of 12 and 19, Joanne continued to be the rock and cheerleader for her young family.
In 1989 Joanne married Harvey Chamberlain and when they weren’t traveling she and Harvey divided their time between their homes in Marblehead, MA and Sarasota, FL enjoying many years of adventure together before Harvey passed away in 2000. Joanne always had a keen eye for fashion and interior design, and loved to garden and paint. After her children were grown she enjoyed working as an interior decorator, as well as working in retail selling antiques.
Joanne was predeceased by her beloved eldest son Kevin, and is survived by her remaining children Joseph III of Worcester, MA, Neile (Steven) of Winchester, VA, Mark (Patricia) of Marblehead, MA and Jerry (Kathleen) of Arlington, MA and her loving grandchildren Erin, Christopher, Maggie, Patrick, Maura, Emma, Georgia and Owen.
She leaves us rich in memories and will always be remembered as a loving mother and Nana.
