Joan K. Sanders Age: 88, Rumson

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Mrs. Joan K. Sanders died on Tuesday, June 17 at her home in Rumson, surrounded by family. She was 88 years old. Joan grew up in Windsor Locks, Conn. She graduated cum laude from the College of New Rochelle in 1948 with a degree in social studies and English. Joan received a Masters of Arts in Sociology from Fordham University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences in 1950. Following graduate school she worked as the research assistant to the chief economist of the American Bankers Association in New York. Joan was married for 61 years to her beloved husband, Robert James Sanders Jr., who predeceased her in 2012. Joan is survived by her six children, Mary and her hus- band David Jones of Omaha, Neb., Joanie Sanders of Rumson, Robert J. Sanders III and his wife Joan Throckmorton Sanders of Oceanport, Michael Sanders of Worthington, Mass., Catherine and her husband Daniel Hibbert of Woodbine, Md., and Maura Sanders, Metuchen; her sister, Mary Hammond of Wolfeboro, N.H.; her brother, Daniel Kervick of Vero Beach, Fla.; six grandchildren, Colleen, Mary Catherine, Caitrin, Norah, Ryan and Margaret; and many nieces and nephews. Visitation was held on Sunday, June 21 at the Thompson Memorial Home, Red Bank. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, June 22 at the Church of the Nativity, Fair Haven. Interment followed at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Middletown. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Embrace Kids Foundation (www.embracekids.org), 121 Somerset St, New Brunswick, NJ 08901.