JoAnn Marie McQuaid

JoAnn Marie McQuaid of Saginaw, Michigan

Beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother passed away on Wednesday, August 21, 2024, at Covenant HealthCare – Cooper. She was 88 years old. Joann Marie Milano was born on March 31, 1936, in St. Charles, Michigan, to the late Louis and Olga (Bruno) Milano Jr. She was a proud graduate of St. Charles High School. Following graduation, she married her high school sweetheart and love of her life, Lester Joseph McQuaid, on July 23, 1955; he preceded her in death on July 9, 2008. A homemaker her entire life, JoAnn loved the role of wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a longtime and faithful member of St. Dominic Parish, St. Stephen Catholic Church. JoAnn was an avid reader and later in life also enjoyed listening to books on tape. She loved scrapbooking family photos, as well as crafting and creating birthday and holiday cards for all she loved. JoAnn also found peace and tranquility tending to her garden. She will forever be remembered for her selflessness to anyone in need, for her love of cats, especially Molly and Sarah, and for truly living an amazing life filled with many beautiful memories and stories. 

Surviving are two children: Lynn A. Colbert of Saginaw; Michael J. McQuaid of Zilwaukee; two granddaughters: Stacie Lynn Alcorn of Saginaw; Maureen E. (John) Day of Bloomington, IN; and a great-grandson, John Day Jr. 

She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester J. McQuaid, a daughter, Christine “Chrissy” McQuaid; a son-in-law, David W. Colbert; a daughter-in-law, Jacqueline M. McQuaid; parents, Louis and Olga Milano. 

A funeral liturgy will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, at St. Dominic Parish, St. Stephen Catholic Church, 1310 Malzahn Street, Saginaw, MI 48602. Rev. Fr. Richard John will officiate. Rite of Committal will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens. Friends are welcome to visit with the family at the church on Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. until the time of the service at 2:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy may wish to consider memorials to Amazing Grace Pet Rescue or St. Dominic Parish, St. Stephen Catholic Church. Please share your thoughts and memories with the family at the church or through www.casefuneralhome.com.