Joan A. Beiswenger

November 26, 1927 - October 30, 2018

Joan A. (Hennings) Beiswenger, 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 30, 2018 at Halcyon House Retirement Home in Methuen, MA. She was the beloved wife of the late Harold Beiswenger. Joan was born and raised in New Jersey with siblings William, Robert, Frank and Alma. She was married to Harold on July 22, 1950 and they moved to Andover MA where they raised their family. Joan and Harold shared a love of Cape Cod and retired to Dennis, MA. They also enjoyed spending winters in Florida with lifelong friends. Joan volunteered at the Dennis Senior Center. She was an avid bowler and was very competitive in leagues locally and in FL. She also loved gardening, reading, and taking walks at the beach. Joan will be deeply missed by her daughter, Virginia Mayberry, and her husband, Ken, of Mount Pleasant, SC; her son, Gary Beiswenger, and his wife, Susan, of Londonderry, NH; 2 grandchildren, Jason Beiswenger, and his wife, Jocelyn, of Manchester, NH and Eric Beiswenger and Melissa Fitting of Amherst, NH; and her sister-in-law, Adelaide Hennings of New Jersey. A Catholic mass will be celebrated for family and private burial will take place at the National Cemetery in Bourne MA immediately following mass. The Beiswenger family would like to express heartfelt gratitude to the Ardizzone Family at Halcyon House and the entire staff who provided a caring home for Joan for many years. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Merrimack Valley Hospice http://www.homehealthfoundation.org or St Jude Children’s Hospital https://www.stjude.org/ To send a condolence to Joan’s family, please visit www.pollardfuneralhome.com. The Kenneth H. Pollard Funeral Home, 233 Lawrence Street, Methuen is honored to serve the Beiswenger family.