Joan Anne (Cady) Mandarino (1929 - 2014)

Born 4 Mar 1929 in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Died 6 Apr 2014 at age 85 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

Joan (Cady) Mandarino has Irish ancestors.

Joan (Cady) Mandarino was a Massachusettsan.

Joan Anne Cady, the youngest child and only daughter of Joseph Patrick Cady and Mildred Lodge Cady, was born March 4, 1929 in Milton, Massachusetts. Joan said her mother had meant to name her Joanne, but her dad got it wrong on the birth certificate.^[1] A census was taken the year after her birth. In 1930, Joan and her brothers and their parents were living in Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts. Her maternal grandmother was living with them.^[2] They were still living in Milton in 1940, but without Joan's grandmother.^[3] In 1950, she was a twenty-one year old college student living with her parents in Milton, Massachusetts.^[4]

After receiving her Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Radcliffe College at Harvard University, she entered the US Navy as a Communications Officer. She served during the Korean War as one of the United States Navy's Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service, or WAVES. Following the War, Joan attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she earned her Master's degree in English.

While there, Joan met Joseph Anthony Mandarino, whom she later married on August 25, 1956. They immigrated to Canada in the late 1950s in order for Joseph to accept a position as Curator of Mineralogy at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum.^[5]

They had four children.

Joan Cady Mandarino died in Toronto, Ontario on 6 April 2014;^[5] her ashes were interred beside her husband's in Toronto.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Remembered conversation between Joan and her daughter-in-law, Stephanie Ward Mandarino, c.2004.
2. ↑ A transcription error makes it appear that the very young children lived in a separate household next door to their parents. The household list below is combined, as was no doubt intended by the census-taker.
   • "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQ57-PBD : accessed 17 January 2017), Joseph P Cady, Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 67, sheet 7A, line 49, family 165, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 935; FHL microfilm 2,340,670.
   • "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XQ57-PBN : accessed 17 January 2017), Joan Cady in household of John L Cady, Milton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 67, sheet 7B, line 53, family 166, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 935; FHL microfilm 2,340,670.

   Joseph P Cady Head M 54 Massachusetts

   Mildred L Cady Wife F 36 Massachusetts

   John L Cady Son M 7 Massachusetts

   Stephen N Cady Son M 3 Massachusetts

   Joan Cady Dau F 1 Massachusetts

   Anne E Lodge M-in-law F 62 New York

3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4NC-5N1 : accessed 17 January 2017), Joanne Cady in household of Joseph P Cady, Milton Town, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-136, sheet 2A, line 30, family 34, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1628.

   Joseph P Cady Head M 64 Boston

   Mildred L Cady Wife F 48 Boston

   John Lodge Cady Son M 17 Boston

   Stephen Noel Cady Son M 13 Boston

   Joanne Cady Dau F 11 Boston

4. ↑ "United States 1950 Census," FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6F3F-5WT9 : Tue Oct 03 10:13:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Joseph P Cady and Mildred Cady, April 21, 1950.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "Joan Cady Mandarino," Toronto Star, (Apr. 12, 2014), online at thestar.com, Joan Cady Mandarino Obituary, Legacy.com website.

   MANDARINO, Joan Cady - 85, passed away Sunday, April 6, 2014 in Toronto. She was born in Milton, Massachusetts, on March 4, 1929 to Mildred and Joseph Cady. After receiving her Bachelor's degree in English Literature from Radcliffe College at Harvard University, she entered the US Navy as a Communications Officer. She served during the Korean War as one of the United States Navy's Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service, or WAVES. Following the War, Joan attended University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where she earned her Master's degree in English. While there, Joan met Joseph Anthony Mandarino, whom she later married on August 25, 1956. They immigrated to Canada in the late 1950s in order for Joseph to accept a position as Curator of Mineralogy at Toronto's Royal Ontario Museum. Joan and Joseph enjoyed a marriage full of laughter and love, lasting over 51 years. Joan was passionate about her writing, her family, and her faith. She was a devoted member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church for almost 40 years. Joan is survived by her four children, their spouses and her 3 grandchildren, Jay and Lorena Mandarino, Cathy Mandarino, Joseph and Stephanie Mandarino and their children, Elizabeth and Stephen; and Cindy Mandarino and Michael Matthews and their child, Zoey. Joan is also survived by her brother and his wife, John and Peg Cady, her sister-in-law, Carmel Cady, her niece and nephew, Stephany Russe and Robert Cady, 2 grand-nephews, 2 grand-nieces, and so very many friends. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the Canadian Cancer Society in Joan's name. Cards may be sent to Jay Mandarino at C.J. Graphics, Inc., at 134 Park Lawn Rd., Toronto, ON M8Y 3H9. A Memorial Celebration of Joan's Life will be hosted by her family on Sunday, August 17, 2014. For information, call 416-588-0808, ext. 232. All who loved her are welcome.

   Published by The Toronto Star on April 12, 2014.

6. ↑ Personal family knowledge.

Acknowledgments

• In loving memory of Joanie, by Steff