Joan Morgan

Joan A. Morgan, 91, of Mahanoy City, passed away on Saturday, January 24, 2026, at the Shenandoah Senior Living Community.

Born in Mahanoy City on February 20, 1934, she was the daughter of the late John and Anna (Adamick) Kohan.

Joan was a 1952 graduate of Mahanoy City High School.  After high school, she worked as a switchboard operator for the telephone company before she devoted herself to her family as a proud homemaker.

She was a lifelong member of the former St. Canicus Church, and more recently St. Teresa of Calcutta in Mahanoy City.  Joan was very active in her church life, whether it was singing in the choir or participating in many church functions, she always dedicated her time and efforts.  She was also a member of the Golden Age.  Above all else, those closest to Joan will simply remember her as the kindest and most selfless person they have ever met.

Besides her parents, Joan was preceded by her husband- James Morgan, her son- Tom Morgan, and her sister- Doris Mattijssen.

Her surviving family includes her 2 sons- Jim and John Morgan, her 2 daughters- Betty Ann Drenning with her husband Scott and Mary Jo Morgan, 4 brothers- Jack, Bill, Gene, and Joe Kohan, 1 sister- Nancy Kohan, 4 grandchildren, 2 great-grandchildren, and several nieces and nephews also survive.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, February 5th at 11am in St. Teresa of Calcutta Church in Mahanoy City and will be celebrated by Fr. Kevin Gallagher.  A visitation will take place prior to Mass from 10 to 11am in the church.  Burial will follow in St. Canicus Cemetery, Mahanoy City.

The Oravitz Home for Funerals Inc, Shenandoah are entrusted with the arrangements with the assistance of James Haughney Jr.

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