Newcomer Family Obituaries - Joan Daniel 1930 - 2023 - Newcomer Cremations, Funerals & Receptions

In Loving Memory of

Joan Daniel

1930 - 2023

In Loving Memory of

Joan Daniel

1930 - 2023

Services & Gatherings

Visitation:

Friday, March 17, 2023 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Newcomer Cremations, Funerals & Receptions
925 East Hanna Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46227
317-737-1545

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Service:

Friday, March 17, 2023 at 6:00pm
Newcomer Cremations, Funerals & Receptions
925 East Hanna Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46227
317-737-1545

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Joan Kirkpatrick Daniel, age 92 of Indianapolis, went to be with the Lord, following a well lived life on Thursday, March 9, 2023 at Greenwood Village South Nursing Home. She was born July 24, 1930 in Butler, Pennsylvania the daughter of Mark and Gertrude (Walter) Kirkpatrick. Joan was a 1948 graduate of Butler High School and furthered her education at Geneva College. She stayed in contact throughout her life to some of her best friends she met at college. Joan was married to David Cross for seventeen years, and they shared 4 wonderful children together. Not only was Joan an outstanding mother, but she also worked many years at Merchants National Bank and then Steak and Ale. Joan was a loyal member of Southport Presbyterian Church since 1957, where she was involved in singing in the church choir. She married Richard Daniel on June 20, 1981 at Southport Presbyterian Church.

Joan enjoyed gardening, cooking and traveling. She was involved with the same bridge group for over 50 years and diligently worked her daily crossword puzzles. Joan had a devoted close knit group of friends whom she met with every Monday for decades. Joan was a very involved member of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra’s Southside Women’s Group where she held many roles including president and was a past president of her homeowners association. There was nothing more important to Joan than her family. She loved to have her family and friends over to her home to entertain and spend quality time together, and was a phenomenal hostess. More than anything, Joan will be remembered as a loving mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend.

Joan is survived by her son, George Cross; two daughters, Karen (Lee) Hamilton and Kathy (Steve) Golten; sister, Elizabeth Olson; five grandchildren, Clayton Hamilton, Mason Hamilton, Lydia Golten, Lauren Golten and Gavin Cross; six great-grandchildren, Gabrielle, Saphire, Abbigale, Nathaniel, Leila and Heath; and numerous extended family members and friends.

Joan is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Richard Daniel; three siblings, William Kirkpatrick, Alice Zan Deichman and Jay Kirkpatrick; daughter, Kim Hamilton; two granddaughters, Gabrielle Cross and Angela Hamilton; and grandson, Nathaniel Hamilton.

A memorial service celebrating Joan’s life will take place on Friday, March 17, 2023 at 6:00 pm at Newcomer Cremations, Funerals and Receptions, 925 E. Hanna Ave. Indianapolis, IN 46227. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 4:00 – 6:00 pm prior to the service at the funeral home on Friday, March 17, 2023. Please continue to support the family of Joan Daniel throughout these times.

Joan's service will be livestreamed at the scheduled service time. Click Here to view the service.

Services & Gatherings

Visitation:

Friday, March 17, 2023 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Newcomer Cremations, Funerals & Receptions
925 East Hanna Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46227
317-737-1545

Directions & Map

Service:

Friday, March 17, 2023 at 6:00pm
Newcomer Cremations, Funerals & Receptions
925 East Hanna Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46227
317-737-1545

Directions & Map

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Joan was a longtime friend and fellow bridge player. We enjoyed many years of friendship. Rest in peace!

~ Susan Allman - March 16, 2023

I first met Joan when I was probably only 12 years old in our old neighborhood where I grew up with her kids and our neighbors' kids. Those were precious days I will never forget. She was a warm and generous and classy lady, and a good friend to my Mom after my Dad passed away. I will always be grateful to her for that kindness. My mom worked at Merchants Bank as well for many years and retired from there. I remember growing up with Joan's kids and having parties in the basement and hanging out in the kitchen. I remember all the winters we spent outside ice skating on the pond by the house that my Uncles built when my Uncle John first lived in the same house. We were all so fortunate to have such a wonderful childhood. I spent many years in Orlando Florida in later years and finally came back home about five years ago. It was almost like I never left. I reconnected with all the neighborhood kids and their families. There is a special bond with the old neighborhood. When I first saw Joan again, I just cried. It was so good to see her after so many years. She was a part of my life, and part of who I am. I will always remember her, she will never be forgotten. Now she lives on in the hearts of her family and those who loved her. She has been reunited in heaven with those who went on before her as she rests in the arms of Jesus. We love you and miss you dear Joan. My thoughts and prayers are with her family as they navigate this journey of grief and loss. Love and hugs, Andrea Bryan

~ Andrea Bryan - March 16, 2023

Mrs. Cross holds a place in my heart not held by many in her generation. Ok, I know she doesn't go by Mrs. Cross anymore, but her kids and many close friends know the history of why I address her by that name. But in case you don't, let me explain. It has much to do with why she is special to me. You see, back in 1964 my parents moved from Whiteland to Indy when I was four years old. The DeWesters were our new neighbors immediately to the north and Dr. and Mrs. Cross lived right on the other side of them with their four children. In a short time, myself and my two new friends, Jeff DeWester and George Cross became inseparable. We were all the same age and from four years old all the way through high school we played in each other's yards and homes. We ate with each other's families. We enjoyed the holidays together. We worked with each other on home projects assigned by our parents. We played on sports teams together. In a way, our six parents, especially the three moms, adopted the two boys that were not their own. This meant that Mrs. Cross had opportunities to watch and supervise me as a young child. In fact, so many opportunities that she was appropriately comfortable in "mothering" me. Giving me praise as a mother would, and yes, sometimes scolding me as a mother would. Although the reason for the latter escapes me at the moment :). Yet, I'm sure that I gave her ample ammunition. Perhaps my awareness now of the restraint she exercised helps my appreciation of her these many years later.
From my early childhood through high school, Mrs. Cross helped mold me. Whether indirectly through the raising of her son George, one of my best friends, or directly with her praises or well-deserved "corrections."
In her later years, she became the next-door neighbor to my mother-in-law. This gave me opportunities to see her occasionally and express my appreciation for her through conversations and some occasional mild yard work. But even in my older adult years, I have felt uncomfortable calling her Mrs. Daniel or Joan. Apparently, there were too many young formidable years that I addressed her by another name. I have and always will affectionately think of her as Mrs. Cross, the mother of one of my best friends and a great neighborhood mom.
To her grieving family and close friends, My prayers are with you.

Love,
Kevin

~ Kevin Brown - March 14, 2023