Joan M. Letrick, 63, of Fredericktown, died unexpectedly at 8:22 p.m. Thursday, November 26, 1998, in the Brownsville General Hospital emergency room. Mrs. Letrick was a member of the Christian Assembly of God Church, Bentleyville, where she was active in the women's ministry. She was a 1953 graduate of East Bethlehem Township High School and a 1974 graduate of California University of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Letrick taught in Beth-Center School District since 1974, where she was a former sponsor of the student council, a member of the Student Assistant Team, served as a class sponsor and was a member of PTA. She belonged to the Pennsylvania State Education Association and National Education Association. Surviving are her husband of 41 years, Carl R. Letrick; two daughters, Leann Marcolini of Fredericktown and Amy Jo Meckley of Richeyville; three grandchildren, Justin and Brittany Marcolini and Taylor Meckley; a sister, Beverly Morgan of Chicago, Ill.; a brother, Robert Scatena of Elizabethville; and several nieces and nephews. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Saturday, November 28, 1998Joan M. Letrick
Beth-Center teacher for 25 years
She was born May 26, 1935, in Fredericktown, a daughter of Nellie Biondi Scatena of Fredericktown and the late Joseph Scatena, who died June 13, 1973.