Joan Faith Knoles

April 8, 1937 - February 22, 2020

Obituary

Mrs. Joan Faith Knoles, age 83, passed at

Loma Linda Medical Center
Murrieta, CA, on Saturday, March 22, 2020.
The cause was complications from a heart attack.

Born in Torrance CA she lived in LA County and worked at multiple jobs prior to moving to Paso Robles where she took a job at Acme Vial until retirement.

Joan was preceded in death by her son Robert and spouse, Jack Knoles.

Joan Knoles birth date was April 8, 1937. Her parents Howard and Edith Owen raised a family of three. She had an older sister Shirley and younger brother Howard nick named “Fritz”. The three siblings all attended Torrance high school. Joan’s extracurricular activities included her church,
singing and figure skating.

She married Maurice and had three boys Gregory, Robert and Kevin.  After divorcing Maurice she met Jack Knoles. The two married, she then had 5 additional boys, Kenneth, Donald, Pat, Jack, Christopher and one daughter Marry.

Life was challenging in many new unforeseen aspects, however everybody found a way to cope with those challenges.  The two families created a singular family bond that remains undeniably sound to date.

As parents, both, Joan and Jack made sure to include the children in fun activities such as fishing, camping and exploring vacation destinations like Lake Tahoe, Clearlake and the Grand Canyon.

Joan and Jack moved to Paso Robles over 30 years ago. Annually Paso host the California Mid State Fair. One of her favorite times of the year was when the fair returned to town. She really enjoyed going to the fair seeing big names in concert, like, Alan Jackson, Keith Urban and Loretta Lynn  just to name a few. Within a short drive from Paso, both Joan and Jack often enjoyed fishing, boating and camping at Lake Nascimento and San Antonio.

After retiring, her and Jack returned to southern California moving to Sun City. They both wanted to be nearer all family members.

One of the greatest joys of her life was all of the grandchildren and great grandchildren.  It always highlighted her day when they would come to visit. She also was a devoted Dodger fan. She and Jack attended many baseball games together and always watched her Dodger games on TV when she could.

A special & memorial remark

Joan and Jack will be together once again.

A private interment will be held at Riverside National Cemetery.