Joan Helen Bryson Tetrault, retired educator
Joan Helen Bryson Tetrault of Rehoboth Beach, died peacefully at home Thursday, April 13, 2017. Born in Westborough, Mass., in 1932, Joan earned her master’s degree in education and went on to a long career as a reading specialist for the Prince George's County Public School System. She married Emery (Ted) Tetrault in 1955, and she was the devoted mother of five children: William, Joseph, Theresa, Robert and Julie; and the loving grandmother of Charles, Elissa, Allaire and Olivia.
Joan and Ted retired in 1996, relocating from Maryland to Rehoboth in fulfillment of their dream to be on Silver Lake. Even with the challenges of Ted's Alzheimer's and Joan's cancer, she made a new home and a welcome respite for her children, grandchildren, and extended family. Joan made many friends with her various groups and activities: her cancer support group, quilting club, and the Bethany Library Book Club, to name a few. Joan loved reading, traveling, crafting, sewing and decorating. She touched the lives of many, and their happiness was her greatest joy.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, April 22, at 11 a.m., at St. Edmond Catholic Church, 409 King Charles Ave., Rehoboth Beach.
A viewing will be held Thursday, April 20, from 5 to 7 p.m., at Parsell Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 16961 Kings Highway, Lewes.
A cancer survivor for 16 years, Mom never gave up. We will miss her wisdom and kindness.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Cancer Support Community of Delaware, 18947 John J Williams Highway, Suite 312, Rehoboth, DE 19971.
Please visit Joan's Life Memorial Webpage and sign her online guestbook at www.parsellfuneralhomes.com.
