Obituary: Joan Cecelia Mavica

Joan Cecelia Mavica, 90, of Carson Valley, died Aug. 24, 2010, in Carson City. She was born Jan. 6, 1920, in Brooklyn, N.Y. She was preceded in death by husband Joseph V. Mavica and granddaughter Tatiana Ingraham. She is survived by son Dr. Joseph M. Mavica of Boca Raton, Fla.; daughters Palma M. Mavica of Carson City, Cecelia A. Ingraham of Hillsborough, N.J., and Jeanine C. Mavica of Ewing, N.J.; brother Thomas DeBlasi of Connecticut; sisters Agnes Seal of Long Beach, Miss., and Therese DeBlasi of Brick, N.J.; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Visitation and Rosary were held Wednesday. A funeral mass will be celebrated on at 10 a.m. today at St. Gall Catholic Church in Gardnerville. Burial will be in Eastside Memorial Park in Minden. Walton's Funerals & Cremations in Gardnerville is in charge of arrangements.