BLOOMINGTON– Joan Martoglio, 75, of Bloomington, passed away at 11:04 p.m., Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at OSF St. Joseph Medical Center, Bloomington.
Her funeral will be at 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 25, 2019 at Calvary United Methodist Church in Normal with Rev. Dr. Ray Owens and her niece, Rev. Katie Hines-Shah officiating. Entombment will be in East Lawn Mausoleum, Bloomington. Visitation will be from 2:00-5:00 p.m., Sunday, at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington.
Memorials may be directed to the Bloomington-Normal Bass Club (referencing Joan Martoglio), where a Cancer Charity Tournament will be established in her name.
Joan was born February 15, 1944 in Bemidji, Minnesota, the daughter of E. Glenn and Esther N. Saunders Hines. She married Gerald Martoglio on September 21, 1963 in Bemidji, Minnesota. He survives.
Also surviving are a daughter, Pam (Dan) Smith of West Lafayette, IN; a son, Christopher Martoglio of Bloomington; two granddaughters, Erin and Lauren Smith; a brother, Tom Hines of Oak Harbor, WA; a sister, Jill Pellegrino of Roscoe; three nieces, Angie Pellegrino, Katie Hines-Shah and Allison Tabacco-Hines.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Joan was the granddaughter of William “Old Bill” Hines, who founded the town of Hines, Minnesota, where the family homestead, where she grew up, still survives and is used to this day. She graduated from Blackduck High School where she remained in contact with her friends, “The Big 8.” She attended Bemidji State University and studied chemistry.
She was a seamstress, working for Bergner’s and Gates Bridal Shop for many years.
She was President of the Sunrise Ladies Bowling League and a past member of Lakeside Country Club.
During her children’s school years, Joan was a longtime room mother at Colene Hoose Elementary School and was also active in the PTO.
Joan was a very generous and giving person, always putting others first. She enjoyed gardening and swimming, her backyard was her oasis. She dearly loved her cats, Nimbi and Spunky.
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