Joanna C Malone

Rotterdam - Joanna Chesebro Malone, 86, of Rotterdam passed away peacefully at her home on February 1, 2022. The five days leading up to her passing was a continuous farewell celebration, reminiscent of the large birthday, Thanksgiving, and Christmas gatherings the family always had together. Her home was full of family and friends, sharing memories, photographs, laughter, and tears. Joanna was born February 19th, 1935, in Boothbay, Maine. Over the years, in addition to being a homemaker, Joanna was a telephone operator for “Ma Bell”, seamstress and dress maker for JC Penney, worked the tobacco counter for Albany Public Market, and later retired after 37 years of service with the NYS Dept. of Civil Service in Albany as an Apps Control Clerk 4. She enjoyed gardening, sewing, crocheting, reading, bingo, cooking, baking, and most importantly, her family, friends, and cherished cats. Joanna was predeceased by her mother, Ruth Stittig Chesebro, who died in 1988; her father, William Chesebro, who died in 1996; and, her sister, Judith Harmon, who died in 1982. She is survived by her daughter, Sherry Haake (Chris) of Rotterdam; her son, Scott Malone (Mariana) of Cromwell, CT; five grandchildren: Glenn Smith, Dale Smith (Nicole), Samantha George (Ryan), Heather Montanaro (Carmen), and Ryan Haake; 11 great-grandchildren: Haileigh Smith, Gabriel and Sophia Smith, Silvio, Carmine, and Meadow Montanaro, Nora and Memphis George, Easton Collins, Karlina Ramirez, and Abigail Black; several cousins, nieces, and nephews, including Dale Harmon of East Boothbay, ME, with whom she had a close relationship; and her friend and caretaker, Kelly Bevins, who loved and supported Joanna and her family on Joanna’s journey back home. Services are private.