Obit

Joan Lorraine Castor, 76, let go and was freed from her tired body and all its pain in a quiet moment at about 7:30pm on Saturday, 6 December 2008, after a super-human effort to resist the effects of her metastatic breast cancer that had spread to her brain, lung, and spine.

After being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2001 and undergoing chemotherapy, Joan's cancer went into remission until it was detected early this year, at which time she denied further treatment and continued to go about her business quietly. She collapsed at the end of September and spent a week at St. Peter's Hospital in Lacey before being transferred home in the care of hospice and family members until her need for 'round-the-clock care became necessary three weeks later. The kind staff at Roo-Lan Healthcare Center in Lacey cared for Joan for another several weeks until she died.

During the past five years of her life, Joan lived in suburban Lacey, Washington, with her beloved cat companions Mollie and Millie and busied herself with the details of the lives of her children. She enjoyed her courtyard garden, family gatherings, visits from neighbors, crossword puzzles, and playing Freecell and emailing jokes on the computer.

Joan is survived by her two brothers - Ronald and Alyn Adolfson; five children - Debra Wright, Kelli Shea, Patrick Shea, Jodi Andrews, and Suzi Reszczynski; as well as seven grandchildren - Chris, Tim, and Jamie Harris, Shane French, Daniel Shea, Logan Rodgers, and Kai Butkus; and a very new great-grandson, Dylan Rodgers.