Obituary of Joan Fadden

Mrs. Joan Fadden, 87, of Ashburn, passed away suddenly on August 16, 2015. Joan was born March 16, 1928, in Pittston, PA. She was one of six children of Joseph and Matilda Donahue and graduated from Pittston High School. She was married to the late Mr. Thomas Edward Fadden for 40 years. The family moved to Northern Virginia in 1950 and lived in Annandale for 38 years. Mr. Fadden passed away in July 1990, and Joan moved to Ashburn in 1994. Joan was proud of her family and her Catholic faith. Her greatest enjoyment in life was raising her six children: Edward Fadden of Falls Church; Thomas Fadden and his wife, Elaine, of Richmond; Karen Ferguson and her husband, Mark, of Ashburn; Michael Fadden and his wife, Shirley, of Centreville; Linda Stanton and her husband, Bob, of Vienna; and JoAnn Meyers and her husband, Bruce Potter, of Ashburn. She also loved watching her 11 grandchildren grow up: Katie, Andrew, Emily, Ryan, Ellie, Brandon, Taylor, Carey, Josh, Dylan and Jona. Other survivors include two sisters-in-law, Thelma Donahue of South Bend, IN, and Grace Donahue of Wilkes-Barre, PA, and numerous nieces and nephews, including Bob Orr of Falls Church. Visitation will be Friday, August 21, at Adams-Green Funeral Home in Herndon from 5 until 8 p.m. A mass will be held Saturday, August 22, at 10 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church in Ashburn.