Mrs. Joan Heldmann Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Joan Heldmann nee: Lydon, 86, of Beverly Hills FL Joan was born on May 30, 1932 in Hoboken, NJ to Thomas Lydon and Anne (Murphy) Lydon. She obtained a degree in nursing from Holy Name Hospital in 1953 and worked for many years as a registered nurse at Hackensack Hospital. Joan and Gene Heldmann were married in 1954. Gene was employed as an aerospace engineer at Bendix Corporation in Teterboro, NJ. The Heldmanns raised a family in Maywood, New Jersey before retiring to Beverly Hills, Florida in 1991. Always socially engaged, Joan was fluent in sign language and an avid bowler. She enjoyed her friends in the New Jersey Club and Retired Nurses organization, served as a lector at Our Lady of Grace Church, and volunteered at Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center. Time spent annually with her family on Marco Island was a highlight of each summer. If you met Joan, you remembered her. Always feisty and extroverted, she knew everyone she interacted with by their first name. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, a compassionate nurse and loyal friend. Mrs. Heldmann passed on July 10, 2018 after a short illness. She is survived by her husband Gene, daughters Kathleen Della Sala, Eileen Heldmann and Maureen Heldmann Berney, grandchildren Jason Thomas, Leah, and Kyle, and siblings Nancy Starkey, Patricia Costa, Virginia Stefanacci, Thomas J Lydon, and Mary May. All are welcome to celebrate Joan at Hooper Funeral Services in Beverly Hills, Florida. The family will receive friends for viewing Thursday evening July 12, 2018 from 6-8 PM followed by a service on Friday, July 13 at 10 AM. Private burial is planned at Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, Florida. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.Hooperfuneralhome.com In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Heart Association would be welcome per Joan’s request. The family wishes to thank Joan’s neighbors for their eternal kindness, the staff at Seven Rivers Regional Medical Center for their care, and the Nurses of the Intensive Care Unit for their support and compassion.

Mrs. Joan Heldmann

May 30, 1932 - July 10, 2018

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Mrs. Joan Heldmann

May 30, 1932 - July 10, 2018

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