None Joan Manson

Joan Frances Manson, a resident of Roslindale since 1963, and formerly of Dorchester, died Saturday, March 27, 2010 at her home in Roslindale. She was 70. Joan was born Aug 27, 1939, one of the three daughters of John Robert and Frances (O’Rourke) Manson. Joan worked in the Policy Services Dept of New England Life Insurance Company in Boston for 26 years until her retirement in 1988. She was an avid reader and gardener who enjoyed history and was a Proud Bostonian. She also enjoyed puzzles and was a member of the Audubon Society. Joan is survived by her sisters, Joyce Swensen of Candler, North Carolina, and Mary E. Root of Las Vegas, Nevada; and her nieces and nephews, Eric, Steven and Sonja Swenson, and Betsy, Lonnie, Michael, Tina and Holly Root. Services and interment will be private. In lieu of flowers donations to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St Jude Place, Mephis, Tennessee, 38105.