Slingerlands- Joanne Broadhead , 81, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2019 at St. Peter's Hospital with her loving family by her side. Joanne was the daughter of the late Robert Simpkins and Iva Boice Griffin. Joanne was the devoted wife of the late Robert Broadhead. They were married 50 years.
Joanne was a member and communicant of The Greater Albany Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Cohoes, NY. She was a homemaker who loved cooking, crocheting and babysitting.
She is survived by her son, Mark (Sandra) Broadhead. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.
She is predeceased by a son, Keith, brothers Robert and Theodore Simpkins.
A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday May 25th at 2:00PM at the Greater Albany Seventh-Day Adventist Church. Burial will be held 11AM Tuesday May 28th in Chestnut Lawn Cemetery, Ravena.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Camp Cherokee or the Greater Albany Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 298 St. Agnes Highway, Cohoes, NY 12047.
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