JOAN CAROL YOUNGBLOOD
Joan Carol Youngblood, 81, of Lincoln passed away at home on Nov. 30, 2022, following a courageous battle with cancer. Joan, formerly Joan Carol Polkinghorne, was born Dec. 22, 1940, in Detroit to the late Douglas and Lois Polkinghorne.
Joan grew up in Highland Park, Michigan then moved to Redford, Michigan with her parents where she attended Redford High School and graduated in January of 1959. She worked as a clerk typist for Commercial Union Insurance Company, where she met her loving husband Jim Youngblood and was married April 22, 1961. They were married 61 years.
Joan taught 1st and 2nd grade CCD classes at St. Vincent DePaul church Bay City, Michigan and St Mary’s Church in Denville, New Jersey. She also worked as a secretary for the CCD office in Denville, New Jersey. Joan was very proficient in the arts. She made beautiful ceramic items, cross stitching, crocheting, and her favorite, knitting. Over the years she made hundreds of afghan’s, sweaters, hats, baby blankets. She was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Ossineke, Michigan, and loved bowling, golf, playing cards and socializing. Joan also loved to travel with her husband Jim. They took many cruises with their friends all over the world.
Joan is survived by her husband Jim, four children, Diane (Kevin) Donlon of Englewood, Florida, Michael (Cheryl) Youngblood of Bloomington, Minnesota, Mark (Julie) Youngblood of Livonia, Michigan, Lynn Marie Youngblood of Lincoln, Michigan, their adopted son, John (Chelsea) Youngblood of York, Pennsylvania, three siblings, Douglas (Faye) Polkinghorne of Brighton, Michigan, and Cherie Schriedel of Sterling Heights, Michigan, and her half-sister, Joann Siekas, 16 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Denise Youngblood, and her brother in-law, Richard Schriedel.
Joan is at McWilliams Funeral Home where visiting hours will be held on Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022, from 2-8 p.m. with a prayer service beginning at 7 pm. Visitation will resume on Friday at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Ossineke from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. with the Rev. John William as celebrant. Memorial donations can be made to Hospice of Michigan. Interment will be at St. Catherine Catholic Church Cemetery. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to McWilliams Funeral Home.