Joan Colby's Obituary
Mrs. Joan Christensen Colby, 69, passed away Tuesday, April 22, 2014, at her residence in Concord, NC. She peacefully went to be with her Mother and Husband after a battle with cancer.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6:00 pm Friday at Lady's Funeral Home. Interment will take place at Westminster Memorial Park in Westminster, CA where a memorial service is being planned.
Mrs. Colby was born July 21, 1944 in Detroit, MI. She was daughter of the late Carl H. Christensen and Golda Christensen. After a successful career as a Real Estate Agent in California, she and her twin sister Jean relocated to North Carolina.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Dan Collins Colby, her stepdaughter Becky Colby and her Granddaughter Rosemary Colby.
Mrs. Colby, is survived by her son Donald C. Hall and his wife Tracie of Westminster, Ca.; her daughter, Teresa Mangiamelli and husband Joe of Sequim, Wa; son Dennis Hall of Kannapolis, NC; Dan C. Colby, II of Charlotte, NC; stepson Lee C. Colby of Salt Lake City, UT; and sister, Jean Abel of Concord, NC; grandchildren, Sarah Mangiamelli, John Mangiamelli, Steven Mangiamelli, Emma Lynn Colby, Jackson Collins Colby, Christopher Hall, Kathleen Colby Roberts, Kelly Colby Naylor; and great grandchildren, Alisha Roberts, Krissy Roberts, Sean Colby and Leah Naylor.
The family wishes to acknowledge the following people who touched her life: Kim Colby and Brandi Colby for helping to bring grandchildren into her life, her great niece Madelyn Colby who lived with her, Scott Abel and his wife Liz, Fred Dean and Hope Dean for their help over the years.
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