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Joan A. Mokry, 86, of Brookfield, died on Jan. 18, 2026. Born on Nov. 24, 1939, she loved being a grandma and great-grandma and also enjoyed gardening, reading, crossword puzzles and the Chicago White Sox.

Joan was the wife of the late Edward S. Mokry Sr.; the mother of Edward (Linda) Mokry Jr., William (late Mary) Mokry, Ronald (Karen) Mokry and Michael (Kelley) Mokry; the grandmother of Jennifer (Paul), William Jr. (Melissa), Adam (Crystal), Kimberly, Ronald Jr. (Yvette), Katelyn (Matthew) Keith, Hunter (Maggie) and Michelle; great-grandmother of Madelyn, Everett, Connor, Ephraim, Eleanor, Winston, Sebastian, Savannah, Gwendolyn, Jonathan, Ellie and Evelyn; and sister of the late John Bottenhagen.  

Visitation was held on Jan. 22, at Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home, 3847 Prairie Ave., Brookfield. Funeral took place on Jan. 23 at St. Barbara Church and Chapel Hill Gardens West, Oak Brook Terrace. 

Arrangements were handled by Johnson-Nosek Funeral Home.