Joan Ann Gravelle

Joan Ann (Connerton) Prentiss Gravelle, 88, of Bristol, passed away peacefully at Ingraham Manor on July 22, 2022. Joan was born in Winsted on June 8, 1934, a daughter of the late Eugene F. and Mae (Brown) Connerton.

Joan was a parishioner at St. Ann Church in Bristol where she also loved playing bingo with friends. She was full of life and loved to dance.

Joan is survived by her children, Charles Prentiss, Jr., Cynthia DiGiacomo and her husband James, Margaret LaQuerre and her husband Steve, Garald Prentiss and his wife Maureen, Deborah Michaud and her husband Gary, Eugene Prentiss and his wife Dawn, and Sean Prentiss; 12 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and many close friends. Joan was predeceased by one grandson Michael LaQuerre.

Friends and family are invited to calling hours on Sunday, August 7th from 9-10:30AM followed by a memorial service at O’Brien Funeral Home, 24 Lincoln Ave., Bristol, CT.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Joan’s name to the Connecticut Children’s Foundation, Inc., PO Box 412901, Boston, MA 02241-2901 or online at https://www.connecticutchildrensfoundation.org.

Please share a memory with Joan’s family in the online guest book at www.OBrien-FuneralHome.com.

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