Joan C Masterson

Joan C. (Orfe) Masterson passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at the Evergreens of Moorestown following a long illness. She was 92. Joan was born in Riverside, NJ on April 29, 1932. She was a graduate of Riverside High School Class of 1949 and St. Francis School of Nursing, Trenton, NJ, graduating Magnum Cum Laude in 1952. During her nursing career, Joan was the night supervisor at St. Lawrence Rehabilitation Center before joining the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services. She retired as Supervisor of the Complaints and Surveillance Program after nineteen years of service. Joan was a communicant at Sacred Heart Church in Mt. Holly and St. Andrew’s Church in Jobstown. She was a member of the Hospitality Ministry at Sacred Heart and Eucharistic Minister to Virtua Nursing Facility on First Fridays. Joan enjoyed traveling with her sisters to Europe and across the U.S. and Canada with family and friends. She loved watching baseball and football and considered the Kentucky Derby a highlight of every spring. She was an avid reader and enjoyed cryptograms, crossword puzzles and reading her two newspapers every day. Predeceased by her parents, Robert, Sr. and Bertha (Headman) Orfe, her sisters, Betty (Orfe) Fox and Barbara (Orfe) Posch, and her grandson, Ryan Masterson, she is survived by her sons, Richard (Susan) Masterson of Toms River, NJ, Mathew Masterson (Darlene Wirtz) of Bordentown, NJ and Mark (Leah) Masterson of Laguna Niguel, CA; her daughters, Mary Giancarli of Hamilton, NJ, Sharon (Henry) Durivage of Yardley, PA and Amy (Michael) Drangula of Cape Coral, FL, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, her sister, Loretta Burgess, her brother, Robert Orfe, Jr. as well as nieces, nephews and cousins who were very dear to her. She is also survived by special friends Stacy and Brian Butler of Hamilton, NJ and Leyla Wirtz of Los Angeles, CA. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Sunday, September 22, 2024 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Perinchief Chapels, 438 High Street, Mt Holly, NJ 08060. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, September 23, 2024 at 10:00 A.M. at Sacred Heart Church, 260 High Street, Mt. Holly, NJ 08060. There will be no calling hours on Monday morning. Burial will follow at Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery, 400 Woolsey Street, Trenton, NJ 08610. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Sacred Heart of Mt. Holly, NJ or St. Andrew’s Church, Jobstown, NJ.

Joan C Masterson

April 29, 1932 - September 17, 2024