Joan Cecelia Holbert, age 82, of Narrowsburg, NY, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2015 at her home. She was born March 24, 1933 in Brooklyn, NY. Joan was the daughter of the late Herman and Cecelia Holmes Balle and sister to the late Nancy Balle Nolan.

Joan, a lifetime resident of Narrowsburg, NY, graduated from Narrowsburg Central School in 1951. After graduation she worked for Bell Telephone as a switchboard operator. In 1954 she married her longtime sweetheart Donald Kenneth Holbert of Honesdale, PA. She and Donald were married 59 years prior to his passing in 2013. Joan’s main career was homemaking; however she did work part-time at Woodloch Pines in Hawley, PA and was the Town of Tusten, Narrowsburg, NY, town clerk for 10 years prior to retirement.

Joan is survived by her three children, D. Craig Holbert, his wife Tamsen and their children, Megan and William Holbert of Beach Lake, PA; Kelly Holbert Carlsen, her husband Dan and their children, Danielle and Erica Carlsen of Hickory, NC; and Kyle T. Holbert and his daughter Annalyse Holbert of Narrowsburg, NY.

Joan was much admired by all who knew her. She was a loving wife, mother, sister and friend, and she will be greatly be missed by all who knew her.

Memorial donations may be made to the Tusten Vol. Ambulance Corps, P.O. Box 34, Narrowsburg, NY 12764.