Mary Joan Stevens
Mary Joan Stevens, 92, of Karns City, a well-known retired area school teacher and former Chicora business co-owner, passed away Sunday evening under hospice care at Kane Nursing Home in Pittsburgh.
Joan was born in Karns City on Sept. 30, 1922. She was the daughter of the late Robert Donald and Mary O'Hara Foss.
She was a graduate of Karns City Fairview Township High School, and she graduated in 1943 from Slippery Rock State Teacher's College. She later earned her master's degree in English at the University of Pittsburgh.
Joan was married on Sept. 25, 1951, to Robert S. Stevens. Mr. Stevens preceded her in death in October of 2001.
Mrs. Stevens was a teacher at Beaver Falls High School and Chicora High School and was a well-known substitute teacher in the Karns City School District for many years. Along with her husband, Robert, Joan managed and co-owned the former R.S. Stevens Jewelry Store in Chicora.
Joan was an active member of the Slippery Rock Alumnae Association, the Karns City United Methodist Church, and served as a councilwoman for Karns City Borough for many years. She was an avid golfer and sports aficionado.
Surviving are one daughter, Juliann Stevens McConnell and her husband, James, of Pittsburgh; one sister, Gloria Barrett of Bethesda, Md.; two nieces, Elizabeth Stevens and Debra Pincek of Butler; one nephew, Jack Barrett of Bethesda, Md.; one brother-in-law, Calvin Stevens of Karns City; three great nephews; two stepdaughters; and a step-grandson.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Donna Foss Stevens and Patricia Foss.
STEVENS — Private visitation and a funeral service will be Wednesday for Mary Joan Stevens, who died Sunday, April 19, 2015, officiated by the Rev. Glenn Kohlhepp, a retired pastor of the Karns City United Methodist Church, at the Hile Funeral Home of Chicora, 339 Chicora- Fenelton Road, Chicora. Interment will be at Bear Creek Cemetery, Petrolia.For additional information or to send a condolence, please visit www.hilefh.com.
