Joan (Rossi) Mikesell Obituary (1960

Mrs. Joan Rossi Mikesell, age 65, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on March 20, 1960 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. She was the loving daughter of the late Joseph and Louise Morock Rossi. She was a 1978 graduate of New Bedford High School. She married Donald Mikesell, Jr. on November 23, 1985 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. They moved to the Madison area in 1987. She worked for The Waters of Clifty Falls for 13 years as a CNA and then retired from River Terrace Health Campus after five years. She enjoyed fishing, gardening, coin collecting, and raising chickens. Joan died on Saturday, October 25, 2025, at 11:32 a.m. at the Norton Hosparus Inpatient Unit in Louisville, Kentucky. A LOVING FAMILY Joan will be missed by her loving husband, Donald R. Mikesell, Jr. of Madison, Indiana; her daughters, Jamie Hon and her husband, Danny of Saluda, Indiana, Savannah Mikesell and her companion, Justin of Madison, Indiana; her sons, Donald L. Mikesell, III and his wife, Lauralee of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, Harlan Mikesell of Clayton, Indiana; her sisters, Janice Weakley and her husband, David of Westport, Massachusetts, Jean Rossi and her companion, Richard of New Bedford, Massachusetts; 9 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Joseph Rossi, her mother, Louise Morock Rossi, and her brothers, Walter J. Rossi and Joseph Rossi. JOAN'S WISHESJoan chose cremation with no services to be held. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Donor's Choice. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Click Here To Place An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Joan (Rossi) Mikesell, please click here to visit our sympathy store.