Joan Dunleavy

Joan (Palm) Dunleavy passed away peacefully on June 21, at 86 years of age. She loved to sing hymns and other songs, even up to the very end of her time here with us, and in her younger days played organ and sang as a soloist at weddings. Most of all, she loved her children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and even their pets! She was predeceased by her husband John Dunleavy, her daughter Sandra Dunleavy, her sister, Nancy (Palm) Frazer, and her brothers Gary and Richard Palm. She is survived by her children and their spouses: Cynthia Dunleavy and Lincoln Geiger, Brenda and Charles Gansenberg, and Michael Dunleavy; her grandchildren and their spouses: Jason and Sarah Dunleavy and their children Ella and Callie; Joshua Fleuriel and his daughter Alexa, Ashlee Gansenberg and Monica Ault, Jessica Fleuriel and Justin Thompson, Mathew and Hannah Gansenberg and their children Sadie and Norah;, Andrew Gansenberg, James Dunleavy, and Elisa Dunleavy. She is also survived by her sister Linda (Palm) Dzengelowski. Her Funeral Service will be Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at 10AM at C.R. Lyons, 28 Elm St., Danvers Square. Burial will follow in Annunciation Cemetery. Relatives and friends are invited. Visiting hours are Monday from 4-7PM at C.R. Lyons. In lieu of flowers, Joan would be happy about donations made in her honor to Running Strong for American Indian Youth http://www.indianyouth.org or to the MSPCA https://www.mspca.org/donate-now/.