Joan Horine

Early on May 18, 2015, Joan lost her long, courageous battle with diabetes. Born on Feb 17, 1943 in Lima, Ohio, Joan's parents, John and Florence Horine, lovingly nurtured what would become Joan's life-long commitment to music. An accomplished flautist, Joan graduated from Delphos Jefferson High School in 1961 and went on to receive her Bachelor of Music degree from Baldwin Wallace University and her Master of Music degree from the University of Michigan. Joan's greatest love was her music, She and she devoted her life to sharing music as a music educator, adjudicator and performer touching many lives. For over 30 years, Joan taught music at Fremont, Tallmadge and Nordonia public schools. In addition, during this time and after her retirement, she taught private lessons and coached hundreds of local flute students.

Preceded in death by her parents, John and Florence Horine; stepmother, Ruth Horine; and brother, Richard Rayl. Joan is survived by her older brother, Robert (Norma) Rayl; younger sister, Linda Sue (Bob) Skillman; stepmother, Lucille Horine; stepsister, Bonnie Nelson; many cousins, nieces and nephews; and her beloved cat, Azalea. Following the death of her adoptive father, Joan discovered her original birth certificate and set off on a quest to discover her biological family. Though her natural parents had died years earlier, she found two brothers and a sister in California. Joan had always known she had a twin sister who had died shortly after birth, but the discovery of another sister and two brothers was very exciting. Sadly, brother Richard died shortly after she met him, but she continued her contact with her new found siblings until her death.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at the Church in Aurora, 146 S. Chillicothe Rd. Aurora, where Joan was a member for many years. American Diabetes Association, 1815 W Market St, Akron, OH 44313 or the Humane Society of Greater Akron, 7996 Darrow Rd, Twinsburg, OH 44087.