Joan N. Mangan passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016 at St. Anthony's Hospital in Lakewood, CO. Born January 29, 1928 to Edward M. and Louise (Burnham) Fogarty in Chicago, IL, she was a 1945 graduate of Chicago's Hirsch High School who raised her children and lived most of her life in the Rock River Valley of Illinois. Joan (pronounced Jo Ann) loved her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, as well as reading, gardening, baking, fine art, and the Chicago Cubs. She passed her love of reading on to her children, who fondly remember their family trips to the library, each coming home with a grocery bag full of books. She was also a master Scrabble player, trouncing friends and family with ease. Her lifelong love of the Cubs dated back to radio broadcasts heard in the womb and, like a true Cubs fan, would often say “Maybe next year!”. She is survived by her 5 children - Larry (Diane), Kevin, Eileen, Michael (Lori), Patrick; six grandchildren – Anna (Chris) Dole, Laura (Robert) Snead, Lawrence Daniel III, Sean, Leah, Erin; two great-grandchildren, Robert Daniel and Hailey Marie Dole; and her sisters, Mary Douglas and Julia Conlon and their families. She was preceded in death by her husband, Larry, and her beloved daughter, Jean.
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