Joan Marie Cheesbrough, 76, of Ft. Pierce, FL, formerly of Lehigh Township, PA for 50 years, passed away peacefully in her home on February 13, 2024. She was the wife of Harry B. Cheesbrough III for 27 years at the time of his death in 2019. Joan was born November 15, 1947, to the late Mary (Speck) and John Austin in Philadelphia, PA. She graduated from Chichester High School in Boothwyn, PA, where she was a member of the National Honor Society and the Future Secretaries Association. She also played field hockey and basketball. Joan worked for Phillips Feed Service (Phillips Pet Supply) for 26 years. Then, she went to work for the Borough of Slatington, where she worked for 12 years, retiring as Assistant Secretary/Treasurer of the Borough. She was a former member of the Lehigh Township Lions Club.

She will forever be loved and missed by her children, Tina Carnathan-Marx (Joe) of Florida and Richard Carnathan (Donna) of Pennsville, PA; stepdaughters, Melissa Koch (Trevor) and Mindy Cheesbrough of Slatington; sister, Sandy Carroll (David) of South Carolina; eight grandchildren and two great-grandsons. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Harry in 2019, her first husband, James Carnathan in 1987, and her brother, John Austin in 2016.

Services: A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 12th at 11:00 a.m. in the Reichel Funeral Home, 326 E. 21st St., Northampton, followed by interment at Zion Cemetery in Pennsville.

Contributions may be made in her memory to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Online condolences may be offered below.