Monday, June 24, 1940 – Saturday, Dec. 28, 2024
Shrewsbury – Joanne V. Bellucci, 84, of the Westbrook Crossing Community in Shrewsbury, passed away peacefully the morning of Saturday, December 28, 2024, after a brief illness.
Joanne was born in Attleboro, MA, the only child of Victor and Lily (Lombardi) Bellucci. Her parents moved to and raised Joanne in Westboro, where she graduated from Westboro High School, then Regis College Weston, MA where she received a bachelor’s degree. She continued her education graduating from Framingham State with a Master’s in Education.
Joanne was a dedicated teacher in the Westboro School System for several years, many of those years were spent in special education, a place where her students and she just thrived.
Joanne and Tom retired early in their careers and were fortunate to travel extensively throughout Europe and the United States. As snowbirds, Joanne and Tom made Lehigh Acres, Florida their home in the winter months to escape the bitter cold of New England. Joanne especially loved cats, there was always a family cat in the house.
She was a member of Saint Anne’s Church in Shrewsbury where she was a lector for many years; she also served as a lay apostolate teacher in Texas at one time; and was a member of the Shrewsbury chapter of the former Daughters of Isabella.
Joanne is survived by her beloved husband of 49 years, Thomas R. Harding, Jr.; a sister-in-law Nancy Berry, and her husband Walter of Abington; sister-in-law Joan Harding of Norwell; she also leaves behind several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews. Besides her parents, Joanne was predeceased by her brother-in-law, Richard Harding.
Her funeral Mass was celebrated Jan. 6 at St. Anne’s Church of Shrewsbury, with burial at Saint Mary’s Cemetery of Mansfield.
The Britton-Shrewsbury Funeral Home assisted with arrangements.
