Joan (Jodie) M. Falkenburg, wife of Robert, died peacefully on Dec. 24 in her cottage with her family nearby. She was 92.

She was born on June 7, 1930 to Arthur Keiser and Myrtle Schultz Keiser. She was raised in Sterling, Ill., went through the school system there and then headed to Illinois College in Jacksonville.

She met her husband Bob while at Illinois College. Their first date was on Feb. 3, 1950 and they married only a few months later, marriage in October, 1950. Their marriage lasted a phenomenal 72 years. They raised their three children — Michael, Debbie and Pam — mostly in Waldwick, N.J., where they lived for 30 years.

Music was always a favorite passion of Jodie’s. She sang in a variety of different choruses and was active in community theater. Everyone who knew her knew she had a flare for drama. A very faithful servant and prayer warrior, she was very involved at Grace Church in Ridgewood, N.J., singing in the choir, participating in the bell choir, enjoying adult fellowship and being the church secretary.

Prior to working at the church, she worked for many years at the African Inland Mission in Pearl River, N.Y. One of her biggest joys was giving to others. She always had little envelopes of money tucked away for missionaries and her church. She dreamed of win ning the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes so she could give it all away.

After retirement, Jodie and Bob moved from New Jersey to Lempster, N.H., where they built their dream home. The family vacationed every summer on Martha’s Vineyard after her father in law bought a little gingerbread cottage in Oak Bluffs in 1962. They spent six months of the year there and then moved to the Camp Ground full-time around 2000. She volunteered as a docent for the Camp Meeting Association, giving tours of the community and cottages. She loved doing this and did it up until this past summer. She amassed a wonderful group of friends in this special community and those friendships meant the world to her.

Jodie was predeceased by her daughter Debbie and is survived by her devoted husband Bob, son Michael and his wife Cathy, Debbie’s husband Alan, her daughter Pam and Pam's husband Charlie. She was the very proud grandparent of six grandchildren: Colin, Nathanael, Aimee, Jonathan, John (Jack) and Scott. She was also great-grandmother of three: Benjamin, Mason and Cameron.

She will be remembered as caring, funny, generous, tenacious and faithful woman. She was very proud of her family’s accomplishments and was happy to tell anyone about them. Her whole family was very precious to her.

A celebration of life will be held on Martha’s Vineyard in spring or summer 2023.

Memorial contributions may be made in her memory to the MVCMA Tabernacle Restoration Fund at mvcma.org/giving-opportunities. Checks may also be made out to MVCMA with Tabernacle Restoration on the memo line and sent to MVCMA, P.O. Box 1685, Oak Bluffs, MA 02557.

For online condolences and more information, please visit chapmanfuneral.com.