Joan Pizzurro

January 21, 1921 - January 23, 2013

Joan Emily Pizzurro, 92 of Troy, Missouri, passed from this life with her family by her side at 5:05 p.m., Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at the Lincoln County Medical Center in Troy, Missouri. The daughter of James McGilway and Margaret Lily (Allen) Skea, she was born January 21, 1921 in Edinburgh, Scotland. In 1944, she married Vincent Anthony Pizzurro, who preceded her in death on September 10, 1983.Also preceding her were: a sister, Connie and her parents. She is survived by: her daughter, Diane Michele Gould and her husband, Brad of Chesterfield, Missouri; two sons, Vincent Anthony Pizzurro and his wife, Jeanette and Frank Alan Pizzurro and his wife, Sharon, all of Troy, Missouri; seven grandchildren, Dawn Pizzurro, Lynne Adams, Vincent Pizzurro, Adrienne Mennemeyer, Jeremy Gould, Nathan and Mariah Pizzurro; and ten great-grandchildren When Mrs. Pizzurro was six years-old, her family left Scotland to seek greener pastures in Australia. She grew to adulthood there and met her husband, Vincent. They dated for six months, married and at his urging, she came to America alone as a war bride, waiting for his arrival several months later. She became a US citizen on February 7, 1947. They made their home in Normandy, Missouri until they moved to Troy in 1963. She was an artist in general and enjoyed oil painting, ceramics, and playing the piano to name a few of her pursuits. She was a loving mother, grandmother and friend and will be missed greatly by all who knew her. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 a.m., Friday, January 25, 2013 at the Kemper-Marsh-Millard Family Funeral Chapel, Troy, Missouri with Steve Pinnell, pastor of St. Stephens United Methodist Church, Troy, Missouri. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, following graveside services there at Noon, Friday, January 25, 2013. To share a memory or send a condolence to the family, visit our website, kempermarshmillardfamilychapels.com