Joanne Dolan

Joanne Dolan, 94, of Prairie Grove, Ark., passed away Monday, August 30, 2021, at her home. She was born June 22, 1927, in Indianapolis, Ind., to Harold and Mildred Julia Myers Whitinger.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved stepfather, Earle Woodhall; her husband, Robert W. Dolan; and a brother, Donald Whitinger.

Joanne moved to northwest Arkansas in January 1971 from Fort Sill, Okla. She was a stay-at-home Army wife during the Korean Conflict and Vietnam War. She was a member of Our Lady of the Ozarks Shrine, Alpha Delta Pi Sorority, the Strickler Quilting Group and taught special education at Springdale and Greenland schools. She was also a member of the Altar and Rosary Society at Saint Joseph Catholic Church.

She is survived by her children, Robert W. Dolan, Jr., and wife, Barbara of Prairie Grove, Michael Dolan and wife, Katherine of Cour D’Alene, Idaho, Luke Dolan and wife, Deneice of Winslow, William Dolan and wife, Christine of Fayetteville, Moira Dolan of Prairie Grove, Maeve Courtreau and partner, Richard of Elkins, Genevieve Cohn and husband, David of Bellingham, Wash., Jeanne Dolan of Hot Springs, Meaghean Vance and husband, Britt of Jenks, Okla., and Megan and Jodie Field, both of Alexandria, Virginia; 22 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

A special thanks to her friends and caregivers Cathy Foley and Stormy Ellison.

A memorial mass will be held at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, October 16, 2021, at Saint Joseph Catholic Church in Fayetteville. Inurnment will follow in the Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery.

Her cremains may be visited in the auxiliary chapel at the church until the service date. Condolences at www.beardsfuneralchapel.com.