Joan (Rosecrants) Pereyra, Brockport High School Class of 1960, has died peacefully after a long illness, surrounded by family in California. She was predeceased by her parents, William J. Rosecrants, Jr. and Ruth Arlene (Pask) Rosecrants, and by her brother Stephen W. Rosecrants. She is survived by her loving husband, Herb E. Pereyra; sister Mary K. Rosecrants; four sons: Jack (Jennifer) MacDonough; Tom (Susan) MacDonough; Mark (Wendy) MacDonough, and Bryan (Danny) Pereyra; seven grandchildren, and extended family. Friends and family remember Joan’s enthusiasm and thoughtfulness.
As a teenager, one of Joan’s first jobs was helping to design the window displays for J.C.Penney’s in Medina, NY. After high school, she attended Iowa State University before moving to California with her first husband. There, she became a homemaker and a floral designer with Bloomster’s, in San Jose, and met Herb. She and Herb later joined a community choir, celebrating a love for music first nurtured in the children’s choir at First Presbyterian Church of Brockport and Triple Trio at BHS. She was an avid gardener, traveler, and treasured time spent with family and friends.
According to her wishes, there will be no memorial service; a family-only celebration of life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to Doctors Without Borders.
