Joan A. Barrett

Leetonia – Joan A. Barrett, 89, beloved mother and devoted wife and grandmother, died at 1:00 a.m. Sunday, April 16, 2017 at the Vista Center, Lisbon.

Mrs. Barrett was born June 16, 1927 in Leetonia, a daughter of the late John and Josephine Beiling Frenger and had lived in this area all of her life. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. She loved to play bingo and was an avid card player.

She was preceded in death on August 24, 2004 by her husband, James Barrett, whom she married September 20, 1944.

She is survived by two daughters, Jacqueline Sauerwein of Leetonia and Janice Gregory of Sagamore Hills, OH; a brother, John Frenger of Columbiana; four grandchildren, Michael Jones, Marla Adams, Jamie Sorrell, and Jessica Gregory; and four great grandchildren, Clay Adams, Olivia Adams, Violet Adams, and Destiny Sorrell.

She was also preceded in death by a son, James P. Barrett.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 22, 2017 at the St. Patrick’s Catholic Church with the Reverend Stephen Wassie officiating. Burial will follow in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Friends may call at the Woods-Rettig Funeral Home, Leetonia from 9:00-10:15 a.m. on Saturday prior to the service.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Mt. Calvary Cemetery Association. Sign the register and send condolences at www.familycareservices.com