Joan M. Kotcher Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Joan M. Kotcher of Escanaba, Michigan, who passed away on September 3, 2023, at the age of 80, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Joan M. Kotcher to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, William Taipalus and Mamie Taipalus (Waisanen); her husband Jay E. Kotcher; and her siblings, Ruth Kuhn (Charles), Dorothy Jarvey (Howard), Joyce Nelson (August), Carol Taipalus, Robert (Shirley), Edward (Joyce) and William Taipalus.
She is survived by: her daughter Kimberly Gartland (Steven); her granddaughters, Samantha Ewen and Amanda Gatiss (Joshua); her great grandchildren, Aylah Ericksen, Ahlina Moras and George Gatiss; and her sister Gloria Klerx (Larry). She is also survived by many nieces, nephews, friends.
