In Memory

Joanne Becker

Joanne Becker

June 13, 1954 - December 7, 2014
(Class of 1972)
Tempe Mortuary


Joanne Starr Snyder (Becker) bom June 13, 1954, departed to be with our Lord on Sunday December 7, 2014 after a long illness. Joanne is survived by her children, Matthew Snyder, David Snyder and wife Mary Snyder, her two beloved grandchildren Luka and Alicia; sister Suzanne Yarusinsky, brother Stephen Becker and many cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. Starr was predeceased by her parents, Oliver G. Becker and Maria T. O'Connor (Rizzo). Starr was a graduate of Buena High School (1972) and served patients as a Nurse Assistant in Phoenix and Tucson. Starr was a loving mother and grandmother who never failed to make people laugh with her humor. She will be forever remembered by those who knew her for her love of Christ, her laugh and her exuberant personality. Friends and family are invited to attend a viewing at Tempe Mortuary (405 E Southern Ave) on Sunday, December 14, at 3:00 PM and to her funeral Mass at Corpus Christi Catholic Church on Monday, December 15, 2014 at 10:30 am at 3550 E Knox Rd, Phoenix, AZ 85044 with a burial to follow at Mesa Cemetery located at 1212 N Center St, Mesa, AZ 85201. If preferred, a donation may be made to the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research in Memoriam.