Dunkirk: Joan E. Gibbon, 94, of Dunkirk, died Thursday, January 29, 2026 at Chautauqua Nursing & Rehab, Dunkirk. She was born in Olean on July 19, 1931, the daughter of the late Orin and Laura (Hyde) Gross.
Joan was a graduate of the former Shinglehouse High School in Shinglehouse, PA, Class of 1951. She served in the US Air Force and was a Cafeteria Worker at Silver Creek Central School for approximately 10 years. She was the proprietor of the former Wright’s Grocery in Silver Creek and the Car Lot Bar in Spring Hill, FL.
Joan was a member of the Samuel Cimino VFW Post #6472 Auxiliary in Silver Creek and a lifetime member of VFW Post #9236, Auxiliary in Hernando Beach, FL. She was an avid snowmobiler.
Survivors include her daughter Tammy (Louis) Pagano of Fisherville, KY, four sons; Dana (Donna) Gibbon of Sheridan, Kim (Michelle) Gibbon of Silver Creek, Randy Gibbon of Silver Creek and Edwin V. Gibbon, III of Dunkirk. Also surviving are a sister-in-law; Frances Farwell of Rochester, ten grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren and several nieces & nephews. Besides her parents she was predeceased by her husband Edwin V. Gibbon, Jr., whom she married on June 14, 1952 in Cuba, NY and who died on May 15, 2020, and a daughter-in-law Mary Gibbon who died August 20, 2025.
Private interment will be in the Florida National Cemetery. The family suggests memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.
Arrangements are by Riles & Woolley Funeral Home, Forestville. To post condolences or memories go to https://rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com.
