Obituary of Joan P. Lampman

Joan P. Lampman, age 84, of State College, passed away Tuesday June 16, 2015 at Foxdale Village hospice in State College. Joan was born on September 15, 1930 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Harry S. and Edna M. (Klatt) Yungkurth. She is preceded in death by her husband Norman H. Lampman; they were married in May 1953. And by her brother Donald G. Yungkurth. She is survived by her brother Charles R. Yungkurth, her sister-in-law Carol Yungkurth, her aunt Faye Klatt, her cousin Lee Walter and his wife Joanne, her cousin Sandra (Yaggi) Methot and her husband Norm, her cousin Marjorie (Klatt) Brown, her cousin Fred Klatt and wife Hope, her cousin Robert C. Klatt and wife Nancy, her cousin Bruce Walter and his wife Mary, and many nieces and nephews. She will be sorely missed by many friends and colleagues including her dear friends Sue Lacy and Angie Rackish. Joan Graduated from Scranton Technical High School and received an Associate Degree in Letters, Arts and Sciences from Penn State University. She retired in 1995 as the Assistant to the Dean of the Penn State College of Engineering. She was an active community volunteer, serving many years as a Docent at the Palmer Museum of Art, and a board member and recording secretary of the Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania. She took many classes at the Art Alliance including drawing, watercolor and collage, where she collaborated with other artists on shared projects. A gathering for family and friends to remember Joan will be held Sunday June 21st, 12 - 2 pm at the Foxdale Village Living Room, 500 East Marylyn Avenue, State College PA 16801. Memorial contributions may be made to: Centre Foundation http://www.centre-foundation.org Centre County PAWS http://www.centrecountypaws.org/paws The Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania http://www.artalliancepa.org Arrangements are under the direction of the Koch Funeral Home. Online condolences and signing of the guestbook may be made at www.kochfuneralhome.com