Joan Patricia Goodemote

Joan Patricia Goodemote, 88, formerly of Olean NY, passed away on July 1, 2019 at her home in Marietta, Georgia after an extended illness. She was lovingly attended by her husband and children as she passed.

She was born in Olean NY on January 22, 1931, the youngest of four children of Grace Scheuerlein Sanzo and Francis Sanzo. She attended St. Mary of the Angels School and graduated in 1948 from Olean High School. On September 17, 1949 at St. Mary of the Angels Church in Olean, she married Neil Joseph Goodemote, with whom this September she would have celebrated 70 extraordinarily wonderful years of marriage.

Before she and Neil began raising their family, Joan worked for Clark Brothers in Olean, and later worked in the bakery at Leo's Supermarket in Olean. In 1965, together with their brother and sister-in-law, Joan and Neil became the original owners and operators of the Beef 'n' Barrel Restaurant in Olean, followed shortly after by the Heritage Inn Restaurant, also in Olean. Several years later, Joan and Neil owned and operated the Village Green complex at the Olean House, which included the Weathervane Gift Shop, as well as the Weathervane in Jamestown NY. It was at the Weathervane that Joan found a true expression of her many creative talents. She was also active during the Olean years at St. Mary of the Angels Church, and served on the Olean Public Schools Board of Education. Joan and Neil moved to the Tampa Florida area in 1979 where she worked for a number of years for the Sperry UNISYS Corporation. In 1995, Joan and Neil moved to Marietta, Georgia where she resided until her passing, enjoying the love and company of her dear family. Joan was a communicant of St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Marietta.

Joan is survived by her loving husband of nearly 70 years, Neil Joseph Goodemote; her children: David (Linda) Goodemote of Reading MA, Patricia (Anthony) Titus of Olean, Gary (Mary Shedd) Goodemote of Brattleboro VT, Suzanne Goodemote of Chattanooga, TN, Nancy Goodemote of Dallas GA, Mary (Gregory) Miller of Kennesaw GA, and Margaret (John Quigley) Goodemote of Olean; an 'honorary' son John (Joanne) Driscoll of Rochester NY; 14 devoted and loving grandchildren: Luke (Meredith) Goodemote of Lynnfield MA, Abigail Goodemote of Reading MA, Anthony Marra, Jr. of Falconer NY, Angelo (Danielle) Marra of Falconer NY, Pasquale (Lori) Marra of Brookhaven NY, Samuel (Jennifer) Marra of Jamestown NY, Riley Goodemote of Brattleboro VT, Karen (Chad) Stallings of Denver CO, Naomi (Nathan Todd) Sunshine of Powder Springs GA, Martha G . Hunter of Chattanooga TN, Katharine Miller of Kennesaw GA, Claire Miller of Kennesaw GA, Jacob Miller of Kennesaw GA, and Michael Driscoll of Rochester NY; 10 great-grandchildren and 8 step-great-grandchildren; many loving nieces and nephews; and several sisters- and brothers-in-law.

Joan's loved ones will forever miss her deep and abiding love for her husband and family, her great wit and ability both to poke fun and to accept jokes at her expense, her positive and encouraging attitude in the face of trials, her creative nature that found its expression in all that she did, her great sense of organization and style ("If you've got it, flaunt it!"), and her deep faith in God's goodness that carried her through to the end.

Besides her parents, Joan was preceded in death by her infant daughter Donna Marie Goodemote, her brothers Donald Sanzo and Richard Sanzo, her sister Vivian Morris, a daughter-in-law Linda Goodemote, a son-in-law John Quigley, and many dear long-time friends from Olean whom Joan greatly loved and with whom she spent many happy years.

Visitation for Joan will be observed from 11:00 am - 1:00 pm at the West Cobb Funeral Home at 2480 Macland Road SW, Marietta GA. A funeral Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 2:00 pm at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 87 Lacy Street NW in Marietta GA. Memorials in Joan's name may be made to School of the Holy Childhood, 100 Groton Pkwy, Rochester NY 14623; and to Amity Care Hospice, 7961 Highway 92, Suite 200, Woodstock GA, to whom Joan's family is deeply grateful for their care and compassion.

Online guest book at www.westcobbfuneralhome.com .