Joan Marie (McCarthy) Newton, 92, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2026, just one month shy of her 93rd birthday.
Joan Marie was born an identical twin with her sister Jean Mary on April 2, 1933, in Little Falls, N.Y., to her parents Robert and Elizabeth (Costello) McCarthy. She joined her older brothers, Richard and Robert.
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