On Monday, January 9, 2023 at the age of 87, Joan Kunze, of Waynesburg, PA, passed away. Joan was the daughter of the late John and Mildred Magura, of Leetsdale, PA; sister of Mildred Maguire, of Waynesburg, PA, and Jean Magura, of Bethel Park, PA; mother to Laura Monroe, of Sebring, FL, and John (Sharon) Kunze, of Ft. Wayne, IN; and proud grandmother of Dr. Allison Kunze, of Chicago, IL, and John Alexander Kunze, of Manhattan, NY. She attended the University of Kentucky and retired as a service representative from Verizon. Previously she raised her family at Brentwood Lake Village in Grafton, OH, and was a sports writer for the Elyria Chronicle Telegram and worked in the athletic department at Oberlin College. Joan loved all animals and enjoyed reading and following sports. Private funeral services were held at the BEINHAUER FUNERAL HOME, in McMurray on Friday, January 13th, followed by burial at Queen of Heaven Cemetery. Please view or add tributes at www.beinhauer.com.