Joan Victoria Vela Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Joan Victoria Vela of Richfield, Minnesota, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, who passed away at the age of 57, on December 20, 2021. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Joan Victoria Vela to show support.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Leona (Bedeau) and James Kappeman, Sr.; her husband Benito Vela, Jr.; her son Bentley Kappenman, Sr.; her grandchildren, Bentley Jr., Victoria and Akina Kappenman; her stepson Dillon Zefferino Vela; her great grandchild Aaliyah Johnson; her sisters, Angela Kappenman, Betty Moore and Cindy Tenbear; her grandparents, Jacob, Alice Bellanger, Fred and Kathleen Kappenman; her siblings, James Kappenman, Jr. and Jacqueline Fairbanks; her uncle Norman Bellanger; her pets, Fussy and Tiny; and also, Emma Vela, Pete Vela, Bessie Pena, Filemeno Pena, George Pena, Frankie Alverez and Mary Ann Alverez. She was also cherished by many nieces, nephews and other relatives.
