Joan Sheridan of Windham, NY died peacefully at home on Saturday, November 1, 2025, at the age of 95, surrounded by her family. Joan was the daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Henry J Simonson of New York City. She attended the Convent of the Sacred Heart at 91st Street in New York and later Manhattanville College where she excelled in academics and captained the basketball and field hockey teams.
In 1955, she married the love of her life, Jim Sheridan. They settled in Manhasset, NY to raise their seven children. Joan created a warm and inviting home open to family and friends. In 1962, the family bought a home in Windham, NY where they and their guests enjoyed weekends skiing at the Windham Mountain Club. Joan was a beautiful skier and cherished her time on the mountain.
As Joan's children went off to college and work, she too took a job at a local bank in Manhasset which led to a long and successful career with Bank of America. Afterwards, she and Jim moved to their long time second home.
There she still did not rest, but instead decided to become a librarian. An avid reader and lover of books, Joan loved her time at the library, and said it kept her close to the community. At 91, when Covid shut the library, Joan ended that chapter.
Her Catholic faith was central to her life. She and Jim were daily communicants at Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus R. C. Church in Windham. Joan helped to establish the women’s guild and served as a hospice volunteer, comforting patients.
Joan is pre-deceased by her beloved husband, Jim, her parents Henry and Helen Simonson, and her sisters, Carol Smith, Hope Dore, and Kay Waterbury, as well as Jim’s 11 siblings.
She is survived by her children Deirdre Haltermann (Bill), Joan Oldknow (Kent), Theresa Hueglin (Roger), Maureen Matin (Mike), James Sheridan Jr (Nancy), Paul Sheridan (Karen), and Michael Sheridan, and fifteen grandchildren: William, Victoria, Timothy, Bryan, Sean, Kent, Roger, Michael, Julia, Jim, Nicole, James, John, Cavan, and Kate, and nine great grandchildren: Jack, AJ, Sienna, Chloe, Owen, Molly, Charlotte, Eliza, and Declan.
Clear of mind and ever brilliant till the end, Joan was a dispenser of love, humor, and wisdom - teaching by example how to live with grace, curiosity and joy.
Calling hours will be 2:00PM to 5:00PM at Decker Funeral Home on Sunday, November 9th. A Funeral Mass will take place at 11:00AM on Monday, November 10th at St. Theresa of the Child Jesus R.C. Church in Windham, NY. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to St. Theresa’s Women’s Guild, 5188 NY-23, Windham, NY 12496.
Condolences may be left at www.deckerfh.com.
Rest in Peace Mom
Your loving children
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