Joan C. Bellino, 79, of Pittston, passed away, surrounded by her loving family, Wednesday, February 1, 2023, in Allied Services Hospice, Meade Street, Wilkes-Barre.
Born in the Bronx, NY, on January 31, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Stephen Garrison and Helen Glover Garrison Rucco.
Joan was a graduate of Dewitt Clinton High School, Bronx, NY. She was employed as a nursing assistant at Pittston Hospital and Geisinger Wyoming Valley for nearly 30 years. Her greatest joy was spending time with her children and grandchildren. She attended all sporting events of her grandchildren with great pride. She loved to host family dinners and cook. She was the most caring and compassionate person to everyone she met and provided unconditional love to her family and friends.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband, Angelo A. Bellino of 54 years; daughter-in-law, Gail Bellino; and 8 siblings.
Surviving are her children, John Bellino and companion Tina Grant, Kingston; Joseph Bellino and his wife Kathy, West Pittston; Christopher Bellino and wife Kerri, Las Vegas, NV and Jennifer and her husband John Walsh, Hughestown; grandchildren, Stephanie and husband Daniel Brock, Jacksonville, FL; Ryan Bellino and companion Beatrice Perez, Frackville, PA; Anthony Bellino, West Pittston; Brienna and Noah Gibson, Las Vegas, NV; and JJ Walsh, Hughestown; great-grandchildren, Dylan, Oliver, and McCartney Brock; sister, Doris White, NY; brother, Albert Garrison and his wife Marie, Pittston; brother-in-law John Bellino and his wife Jeanne, Bronx, NY; numerous nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends and relatives Sunday, February 5, 2023, from 3pm-6pm in Adonizio Funeral Home, LLC, 251 William Street, Pittston. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Monday, February 6, 2023, at 9:30am in St. John the Evangelist Church, 35 William Street, Pittston. Those attending are asked to go directly to the church. Interment, Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Carverton. Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to Allied Services Hospice.