JOAN E. PARETE (nee Evans), age 84; beloved wife of the late Dante A., Sr. for 60 years; loving mother of Dante A. Parete II (Richard Lauzau) and Felicia E. Grahl (Keith); devoted grandmother of Cory Grahl and Luke Grahl; daughter of the late Frank, Sr. and Irene Evans (nee Setlock); sister of Frank Evans II (Cindy) and infant Denise Evans (deceased). Mass of Christian Burial at St. Columbkille Church, 6740 Broadview Rd., Monday, October 26, 2026 at 11:30 a.m. Please meet at church. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery. Family and friends received at THE RIPEPI FUNERAL HOME, 5762 PEARL RD. (AT SNOW RD.), SUNDAY, OCTOBER 25, 3-6 P.M. 

Contributions in memory of Joan may be made to University Hospitals Division of Geriatric Medicine, https://www.uhgiving.org/.