Mrs. Joan I. Dupree

April 8, 1934 - July 23, 2016

Joan Teresa Ikeler Dupree, 82, of State Route 37, Malone, NY, passed away on Saturday, July 23, 2016 at the Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone. Born on April 8, 1934 in Peru, NY, she was the daughter of Clarence and Emma (Gagnier) Ikeler. She married Paul Dupree on April 28, 1962 at Notre Dame Church, Malone. Joan graduated from St. Joseph's Academy in Malone and received a Bachelor of Science degree in the School Nurse Teaching Program from Plattsburgh State in 1954. She began her career as a School Nurse and Teacher in Chateaugay and Massena. While raising four children, she worked with Paul in their home-based business, Crafteam, as partner and bookkeeper. When the kids were old enough, she returned to work at Helen Porter Nursing Home in Middlebury, VT where she became Director of Nursing after many years. She also worked with disabled children at the Vermont Achievement Center as their Director of Nursing. Subsequently, she finished her career as Quality Improvement Coordinator at the Rutland Area Visiting Nurses Association. Joan was a devout Catholic of St. Andre Bessette Parish. She loved her family and friends deeply and dedicated her life to helping people. Joan was an avid reader, especially historical fiction, and enjoyed sewing, knitting, gardening, walking and watching wildlife and sunsets at the family camp on Chateaugay Lake. Joan is survived by her husband Paul of 54 years, her four children: Ghislaine Ryan and her husband, Bill of Duck Key, FL; Bill Dupree, his wife, Jill and their children, Maria and Tara of Westborough, MA; Monique Chamberlain and her husband, Brad of Ferrisburg, VT; Gene Dupree of Burlington, VT; and her nephew, Jay Thorpe of Baltimore, MD. There are no calling hours. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 am on Wednesday, July 27 in Notre Dame Church in Malone, NY. Donations in her memory may be made to Holy Family School, Malone.