Joan M. Fitzgibbon

CANFIELD-Joan M. Fitzgibbon, 84, passed away Saturday, July 9, 2022 at the Cleveland Clinic. She was born October 18, 1937 in Youngstown, a daughter of James (Ruth) Ausnehmer and Bette (Robert) Bonham. Joan was a home-maker. She was a 1956 graduate of South High School. Joan was a longtime member of First Covenant Church where she was actively involved with several committees throughout the years. A lifelong Youngstown resident, she enjoyed walking, reading, and always looked forward to socializing at “cousins club.” She wintered in Naples, Florida, where she and her late husband enjoyed many years of rewarding friendships at Clam Court Marina. She valued her faith, family, and friends above all else and had a lifetime of memories and relationships with people who will cherish her memory. Joan’s husband of 54 years John Thomas Fitzgibbon, whom she married May 2, 1959, died January 15, 2014. She is survived by her son, Thomas P. Fitzgibbon of Columbus; her daughters, Cathy (Brian) King of Cleveland and Kelly (Scott) Elisar, also of Columbus; her grandchildren, Rebecca, Caitlin and Matthew King and Emily, Megan and Joseph Elisar; her brothers, Thomas Ausnehmer of Cleveland and Ronald (Thomas Nazurak) Ausnehmer of Pittsburgh; her sisters-in-law, Margaret Goldberg of SC and Jennifer Suntala of Cleveland and she also leaves behind a nephew Greg Kerr, nieces Jessica and Holly Ausnehmer, and numerous cousins and friends-too many to count. Besides her parents and husband, Joan was preceded in death by her brother, James Ausnehmer and her sister, Sally (Richard) Schneider. Friends may call from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, July 16th at First Covenant Church, 5210 Glenwood Ave. Yo., OH 44512, followed by the Funeral Service at 11 a.m.