Joan Orsoline Blue

Joan Orsoline Blue was born on December 5, 1934, in Omaha, Nebraska the youngest daughter to Italian immigrants, John and Orsola Turinetti, and passed peacefully at her home computer desk on May 24, 2021. Joan attended St. Mary’s High School in Omaha and earned an Associates Degree in Business. As part of a class project in 1944, Joan wrote a letter to a student in England. To this date she and Patricia Stevens remain Pen Pals; still writing handwritten letters and keeping in touch on Facebook. After a blind double date her cousin arranged with an army buddy of his, Joan married Jim Blue on October 8, 1955. Together they set a wonderful example of true love for the three children, seven grandchildren, and 17 great-grandchildren. Joan worked as the Associate Circuit Court Clerk in Dallas County for 40 years. She taught 4-H and religion classes and always volunteered as a chaperone for field trips and speech tournaments. She never met a stranger and always had a story to tell. Her comical demeanor kept everyone laughing. She loved fishing in Canada, dancing, entertaining and was a charter member of the Moonshiners Social Club. Joan was a devout Catholic and never went to bed without reciting the rosary and saying her Novena. Family meant everything to her, and she ended every visit or phone call to her grandkids with a simple, “I love you a Bushel and a Peck and Hug around your Neck.” Joan is survived by her husband Jim of 65 years; three children, Jim (Beth) Blue of O’Fallon, MO, Jeff (Jan) Blue of Canyon City, CO, and Julie (Eric) Bay of Mexico, MO; grandchildren (who will serve as pallbearers) Heather Blue, Aaron (Katie) Blue, Sarah (Matt) Hardin, Emily (Ryan) Brown, Harrison (Emily) Blue, Erica (Alec) Reven, and Turner (Kathy) Bay. The family will share memories with friends on Friday, May 28th from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at the Cantlon-Otterness & Viets Funeral Home in Buffalo, Missouri with a rosary at 5:15 p.m. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the St. Williams Catholic Church in Buffalo, Missouri. Burial will follow at Hopewell Cemetery in Tunas, Missouri under the care and direction of the Cantlon-Otterness & Viets Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Springfield Honor Flight.

Joan Orsoline Blue

December 5, 1934 - May 24, 2021