Joan I (Kenyon) Engberg

Joan I (Kenyon) Engberg, 88, passed away peacefully on September 6,2024

Joan was born on October 7, 1935 in Fall River, MA, the daughter of the late Charles and Ellen (Carpenter) Kenyon. Joan is survived by her children John Engberg and his wife Peggy of Commack, NY, William Engberg and his partner Bryan Spence of Palm Beach, FL, Lee Engberg of Nashua, NH, Kathryn Engberg and her partner Francis Bergin of Worcester, MA and Carol Engberg-Efstathiou and her husband Nicholas of Nashua, NH. She also leaves 6 grandchildren Kristine, John, Sarah, Ryan, Kaycie and Nicholas, two great-grandchildren Brody and Charles, her sister Eleanor, her brothers Lloyd (Shirley), Arthur (Siv), Russell (Pat), Donald and Geoffrey (Deborah), her cherished cousin Carolyn Ausley (Joe), and dear family friends Jane and Alan Gomes as well as many extended family members and friends who loved her.

Joan was preceded in death by her loving husband of 56 years, John L. Engberg, her beloved grandson Brendan W. Engberg, her parents, her sisters Eunice and Carole, and her brothers Charles, Robert, Ike and Paul.

Joan graduated from Durfee High School in Fall River, MA in 1953. Shortly thereafter she relocated to Long Island, New York. Joan began her career in the secretarial pool first at Liberty Aircraft and then for Allstate Insurance Company. It was there she met the love of her life, John.

John and Joan were married on June 13,1959 and started their family the following year. Joan was a full-time homemaker who worked tirelessly to keep an immaculate house, have dinner on the table every night and keep all five of her children in line. Having lost her own mother at age 9, Joan did everything she could for her children “so you kids would not know what it was like to grow up without a mother.”

In her spare time Joan enjoyed taking ceramics and quilting classes.

After John’s retirement they moved to Nashua, NH where Joan immersed herself in her love of gardening. Maintaining a beautiful flower garden that included numerous species of flowers, walking paths and birdhouses.

In 2021 Joan relocated to Westborough, MA to be closer to Kathryn and Fran. She lived out her final years in a retirement community where she enjoyed many activities and could foster her lifetime love of music by attending shows, concerts and singalongs.

Per Joan’s wishes there will be no services. Joan will be laid to rest with her husband in a private burial at New Hampshire State Veterans Cemetery.