Mrs. Joan D. Dionne
October 16, 1937 - January 14, 2021
It is with profound sadness that the family of Joan (Nuti) Dionne announces her passing on January 14, 2021, at the age of 83. The youngest of four children, Joan was born October 16, 1937, in the small farming community of Glen Haven, Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Clarence and Lucy (Metcalf) Nuti. In 1967, she married her choirmate, Cyril Dionne, and they moved to the San Fernando Valley in California where they settled and raised a family. In 1979, she earned a college degree in dietary studies and had a long career as a cook at Los Angeles Valley College. Raised in a musical family, Joan inherited a tremendous talent as a pianist and vocalist, and shared this love of music with her family, friends, and choirmates throughout her life. But most of all she will be remembered for her tireless devotion to her family, her perpetual smile, laughter, humility, and kindness, and courage in the face of declining health. Joan was preceded in death by Cyril, her husband of 50 years, in 2017; her mother Lucy (Girlie) in 1948; a brother Robert in 1984; her step mother Alice in 1999; her father in 2003; and her sister Arlyne in 2018. Her memory will be lovingly cherished by her children: David (Ann-Laurel), Jean (Salim) Arkin, Rachel (Enrique) Velarde, and Monica; grandchildren: Eriq, Evan, Carter, Elisa, Rebecca, and Eva; brother Wayne (Carolyn) Nuti; sister- in- law Audrey (Bob) Nuti; and countless others whose lives she brightened.
It is with profound sadness that the family of Joan (Nuti) Dionne announces her passing on January 14, 2021, at the age of 83. The youngest of four children, Joan was born October 16, 1937, in the small farming community of Glen Haven, Wisconsin. She... View Obituary & Service Information