Portrait of Margherita "Rita" C. Carney

Margherita "Rita" C. Carney

, New Jersey

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Portrait of Joan Williams

Joan Williams

, New Jersey

March 20, 2026

Joan P. Williams 87 of Stuart Florida and Westfield New Jersey passed away on March 21 2026 at her home in Stuart after a private battle with cancer. Born in Elizabeth New Jersey in 1938 Joan grew up in Clark and graduated from Jonathan Dayton High School in Springfield. She later worked in the school office until she met the love of her life Ed Williams at Culvermere a vacation resort in Branchville New Jersey. Joan and Ed shared a fulfilling 51year marriage and built a life centered on family hard work and love. For much of her life Joan lived at Williams Nursery in Westfield. Her main role was keeping the books and managing the nurserys many accounts but she also designed wreaths helped customers unloaded plant trucks and filled in wherever she was needed all while raising a family. She was loving kind and full of life with…

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