Joanne Lourenco

June 1, 1954 - January 27, 2022

Joanne Lourenco, age 67, passed away Thursday, January 27, 2022, surrounded by her family at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center in Myrtle Beach, SC after a brief illness. Born June 1, 1954 in Plainfield NJ, she was the daughter of the late Michael and Norma Penna and was also predeceased by her son, Ricky Lourenco, in 2021. Joanne grew up in South Plainfield, NJ and graduated from South Plainfield H.S. in 1972. She worked for several years as a nursing assistant and then as an eligibility cobra administrator. She retired in 2020 from Qualcare and moved to Conway, SC. Joanne was a loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed cooking, entertaining her family and friends and vacationing at the beach. Survivors include her son, Daniel Lourenco and his wife Sadia of Charlotte, NC, her grandsons Renzo and Lucas Lourenco, her sister, Donna Oblack of Conway, SC, her brother, Michael and his wife Carol of Janesville, WI, nieces Alyssa Williamson and her husband Christopher of Crofton, MD, Nicole Penna of Fitchburg, WI, nephew, Michael Penna of Asheville, NC, grand niece and nephew, Harper and John Williamson of Crofton, MD, and her son's father, Americo Lourenco. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at St. James Catholic Church in Conway, SC, on Friday, February 4, 2022, at 9:00 AM, Father Oscar Borda officiating. Internment will immediately follow the Mass at the church columbarium. The Mass may be viewed via the church's website at https://stjamesconway.org In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Please sign the online guest register at www.goldfinchfuneralhome.com Goldfinch Funeral Home, Conway Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements.