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Joan K. Salehi
Okemos, MI - Joan Salehi, age 87 of Okemos, MI passed away Friday, May 21, 2021 of natural causes.
She was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire on February 18, 1934, she was a loving wife to Emeritus Professor Habib Salehi of Michigan State University for 52 years, and step mother to Alex (June) Salehi of Dearborn, MI and James Salehi of East Lansing, MI. She was also a proud grandmother to Alex's four children, Erica, Natalie, David and Ryan Salehi.
Her professional career included working as a Foreign Faculty Advisor at Michigan State University, and prior to that, working as a Biology Laboratory Tech for University of New Hampshire. A voracious reader, avid gardener, birder, and environmentalist, she had a special love for all things dogs and cats. Joan was always willing to share her love and knowledge with others. She was preceded in death by her mother, Bertha Mary Taylor and her two sisters, Dorothy and Betty, both of Tampa, FL.
A private burial will be held at Glendale Cemetery, Okemos, MI for immediate family. A Memorial Service may be planned at a later date.
Memorial Contributions may be made in her name to the Animal Shelter of Ingham County or the Michigan Audubon Society. The family is being served by Gorsline Runciman Funeral Home East Lansing Chapel.
Published by Lansing State Journal from May 24 to May 30, 2021
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