Joan Ellen (Lewis) Brady, age 95, of Mahanoy City, passed away Friday at Schuylkill Center in Pottsville.  Born in Mahanoy City she was the daughter of the late John P. and Jane Ellen (Stitzer) Lewis. She was a 1947 graduate of Mahanoy City High School and worked briefly for City Shirt Company but spent most of her life raising and caring for her family.  She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Mahanoy City and and OES Lodge 424 of Orwigsburg.  
In addition to her parents, preceding her in death were her husband John G. Brady in 2010, a daughter Janet Scherer in 2023, 2 sisters Margaret "Peggy" Evans and Janet Lewis and a brother Joseph D. Lewis Sr..  She is survived by a daughter Joan K. Brady of Pottsville, a son John L. Brady and his wife Theresa of Cary NC, a brother Ivor Lewis and his wife Eleanor of Bethlehem and a sister June Yost and her husband Kenneth of Barnesville, 2 granddaughters Amy and Laurie Scherer as well as many nieces and nephews.  The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff at Schuylkill Center for the compassion and care they provided. Relatives and friends are invited to her funeral on Thursday morning at 11 AM from David D. Jarrett Funeral Home of Mahanoy City.  The Rev. Robert Adams will officiate.  Interment will be at the German Protestant Cemetery in Mahanoy Township.
Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday morning beginning at 9:30 AM.  Contributions in her name to First Congregational Church or the Mahanoy City Public Library would be appreciated and will be accepted at the visitation.  Please visit www.jarrettfuneral home.com for more information.