Joanne Meloni went to our Lord on November 22, 2014. She was born to Madia (Eckert) and ThThomas Quinlan on July 2, 1928.

The family moved to California in 1936 where she attended

?the Concord and Oakland schools ?and attended the College of the Holy Na?mes where she majored in music and studied voice with Eileen Piggott Marcher.

She directed Bay area choirs, performed as a soloist and sang with the San Francisco Symphony Chorus.

Mrs. Meloni was employed with the Prudential Insurance Company as a full time Special Agent and later as Office Supervisor in a San Francisco office.

On May 10, 1958 she married Dr. Richard Meloni and the couple moved to Lynnfield, Massachusetts where they were blessed with a son and daughter.

The family moved to Glendora, California in 1966 and resided there until retirement to Sequim in 1993. Mrs. Meloni loved her family, friends, gardening,

cooking and knitting. She was a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church where she was active in its women’s organization and a co-founder of the “Glory Bees”.

She is survived by her son Michael of Bountiful, Utah, daughter Margaret Mary of Long Beach, California, grandchildren; Ryan, Teresa and Taralyn, nephew Kevin Schmidt (Jeaneen) of Bainbridge Island and niece Michele Nelson of Minnesota.

Her beloved husband Dr. Richard Meloni, brother Thomas, sisters Madia and Carol predeceased her.

Father Dennis Robb will celebrate a funeral Mass on December 29, 2014 at Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church, 121 East Maple Street, Sequim, Washington.

In lieu of flowers, gifts may be made to St. Vincent DePaul, P.O. Box 1029, Sequim, WA 98382 or the Port Angeles Symphony Orchestra.