JOAN ZEPFEL HARING

1934-2021

Joan Zepfel Haring, 86, of Houston passed away peacefully on July 29, 2021 after complications from a fall. Joan was born August 13, 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to William and Mary Loretta McCurdy Zepfel. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Robert “Bob” Haring, her parents and brothers William, James and Robert Zepfel and cherished dogs Romeo and Taffy. Joan is survived by her children, Scott Dennis Haring, Laurie Ann Haring , Patricia Alice Schuljak & husband Robert James Schuljak; grandchildren, Stephanie Schuljak

Mills & husband Roger Q Mills IV and Russell Stephen Schuljak; and family friend Steven Bishop. She was also the beloved Aunt Joan to numerous nieces and nephews across the U.S. and Canada.

Joan graduated from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh with a Bachelor’s of Science degree where she was a member of the Tri Delta sorority. She married Bob after college and they were transferred to several states before they settled in west Houston in 1966. Joan and Bob were founding members of St. John Vianney Catholic Church.

Joan was an active member of her community and she made an impact on the lives of many. She volunteered as a troop leader for Girl Scouts of America, American Red Cross swim instructor, chaplain’s assistant at Memorial City Hospital and was a key contributor to the Nottingham Forest Club as office manager and member of the Board of Directors. Joan started her own business, Ashford

Bookkeeping Service assisting small business clients in the Memorial area.

Joan and Bob enjoyed travelling to many places in the world and always had beautiful pictures and memories to share of their trips with family and friends. As their travelling slowed down, they did enjoy an annual trip to Maui and included her children and nieces and nephews to join them as guests every year. Her favorite place was the cabin in Ruidoso they had in the “golden years” where she and Bob would escape the Houston weather, traffic and mosquitos every summer.

The memorial gathering for Joan will be held on Monday, August 16th from 5 pm -7 pm at Dettling Funeral Home. The funeral mass will be held on Tuesday, August 17th at 10:30 am at St. John Vianney Catholic Church with a reception immediately following in St. Jude Hall on the church campus. Please consider contributions to Joan’s favorite charity, Alzheimer’s Disease Research 22512 Gateway Center Drive PO Box 1950 Clarksburg, MD 20871-1950. To leave words of condolence for the family please visit www.dettlingfuneral.com.