Joan Tracey Blair passed away at her home in Kinnelon, N.J., on Dec. 4, 2012. She was 61 years old.

Born in Glen Ridge, N.J. she had lived in Clifton, N.J., before moving to Kinnelon, N.J., in 2012.

She worked as a nutritionist in the Women’s Infants and Children Program at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Paterson, N.J.

She was predeceased by her mother Mary Arlene Blair in 1985.

Joan is survived by her father Henry Stirling Blair of Niles, Mich., and her siblings Carol M. Sventy of Kinnelon, N.J., Kathy S. Cocoros of Crofton, Md., and Kevin S. Blair of Niles, Mich.  She is also survived by her nephews Josh Cocoros and Nathan S. Blair of Niles, Mich., and her nieces Lacey N. Blair of Niles, Mich., and Pamela Aezotte Smith of Charlotte, N.C.

A memorial service will be held at Norman Dean Home for Services 16 Righter Ave Denville, N.J. 07834 on Saturday Dec. 8, 2012 from 3-5 p.m.

Donations can be made in her memory to: N.P.R. (National Public Radio), A.S.P.C.A., or Vitas Hospice of Northern, N.J.

Please light a candle in her memory at: www.normandean.com.