Joan L. Purpura

JOAN L. PURPURA (nee Thomson), age 94; of Strongsville. Passed away on Sunday, July 20, 2025. Beloved wife of the late Charles; loving mother of Patricia, Chuck, Susan Hoag (William) and Phil (Daneen); dearest grandmother of Chuck (Brandie), Ryan (Melissa), Jerry Reichwein, Danielle Shamblen (Mike), Patrick Reichwein, Eric Collins (Radhika Rastogi) and Jessica Reichwein (Mason); great-grandmother of 10; daughter of the late Jack and Anne Thomson; sister of the late Roseann Purpura and Joyce Thomson. In lieu of flowers the family suggests contributions to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, www.stjude.org. Private family service. Interment Holy Cross Cemetery.