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Greenblatt, Joan Newburger
Joan Newburger Greenblatt, 91, of Cedar Rapids, died March 14, 2012. In accordance with her wishes, there will be no funeral or memorial service. Arrangements entrusted to Iowa Cremation.
Joan was born in St. Louis, Mo., on Oct. 31, 1920, and moved to Cedar Rapids at the age of 6. She graduated from Smith College in 1943 and worked as a mapmaker for the U.S. War Department. At the end of the war she returned to Cedar Rapids, where she met and married Dr. Jerald Greenblatt.
Joan volunteered extensively and took great satisfaction from her work for Public Health Nursing, the Coe Forum and the Cedar Rapids Community Health Free Clinic.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jerald.
Joan is survived by her sister, Jean; son, Jeff; daughter, Jill; grandchildren, Jennifer, RJ, David and Nathan; and great-grandchildren, Owen and Elizabeth.
Memorial donations in Joan's honor may be made to the Community Health Free Clinic, 947 14th Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403.
Published March 15, 2012 in The Gazette
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