Friends,
As many of you are friends and colleagues of the Stream family, we
wanted to share Joan Stream's obituary and memorial service information
with you. Please keep the Stream family in your thoughts and prayers.
Stream, Joan (nee Abbott), 89, a longtime resident of Kirkwood died peacefully April 3, 2013, surrounded by her loving family.
Beloved wife of the late Lawrence Edward Stream who passed away in
1963 at the age of 42; dear sister of the late Eleanor Wright; dear
mother of Donald (Joann) Stream; Eric “Rick” (Ellen) Stream; Roger
Stream; Douglas (Anne) Stream; Scott (Debbie) Stream; Jeffrey (Shelly)
Stream; Chris (Nancy) Stream; and Laurie Stream. Dear grandmother to
nineteen, great-grandmother to six, aunt, cousin and friend to many.
A 1941 graduate of University City High School, Mrs. Stream
received a full scholarship to attend Brown University where she met her
future husband, Larry. He graduated early to serve as a Naval officer
in the Pacific during WWII and she transferred to Washington University
in St. Louis and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1945; first in her class.
She and Larry were married the next year, settled in St. Louis and
began their family of eight children before moving to Kirkwood in 1951.
Mrs. Stream’s many activities and volunteer work included: Keysor
Elementary School where her children attended for 24 years; an Elder and
Deacon at First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood where she was a member
for over 62 years; a Pink Lady volunteer at St. Joseph Hospital; a
volunteer with the youth baseball Khoury League; an active supporter of
the Muny Opera since 1946; Forest Park forever member and St. Louis Zoo
Friend. She was also an avid St. Louis Cardinals baseball fan all of
her life.
A service will be held Sunday, April 7, 3 p.m. at First
Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood, 100 E. Adams, 63122. A reception at
the church will follow immediately. A private burial will be held
Monday morning. The family is grateful and wishes to thank Bethesda
Dilworth Nursing Home for the excellent care Mrs. Stream received the
last six years.
Donations may be made to the Salvation Army of St. Louis or the
Kirkwood School District Foundation c/o Joan Stream Scholarship Fund.