Joan L. Adler was born on May 9, 1925 and passed Feb 17, 2022 at Maple Lane Home in Barton Vt.  She was predeceased by her husband Allen Adler in 2015.  She is survived by her daughters Diane Adler, of South Barton, Vt. and Dr. Virginia Greene and her husband, Dr. John Greene, of Greensboro, NC and grandchildren Hanna and Caitlin, and son Geoff Adler and his wife, Carey, of Johns Creek, Ga. and grandchildren Ella and Max.  She is also survived by granddaughters Christine Adler and Adriana Adler. She also leaves behind her step-son Richard Adler, his wife Phyllis and their son Ryan Adler and wife Carrie Haglock Adler.  Her step son Robert Adler predeceased her but leaves behind spouse Cathy, children Jessica Adler Decker, spouse Chris Decker of Shohola PA, and Kristin Stanton, spouse Seth of Albany NY. Joan also is survived by numerus great grandchildren.

During her 93 years, Joan displayed many passions and enjoyed sharing them with friends and family.  She was an avid skier in her adult years and travelled extensively to enjoy skiing with friends in Europe, the Western United States and locally in New York and Vermont.  And while she liked skiing, she truly looked forward to the après-ski part of the trips where she could enjoy great food and wine with her group while sitting by a fireplace and sharing jokes and stories of the day on the slopes.

Joan appreciated good food and was known for inserting food references into almost all of her stories.   There was a family tradition in Joan's house which was watching a slide presentation of Allen and Joan's most recent ski trip to Europe or out West.  Regardless of the actual focal point of the slide, Joan's commentary always centered on the food or drink associated with the picture.  It was always about the wonderful schnitzel they had at a particular gasthaus, or the great wine at the chateau or the amazing dessert that was served at the ski-lodge.  She loved her trips and the dining that came with them.

Joan was an avid gardener and took great pride in maintaining a garden.  Whether it was a suburban flower bed while living in New Jersey or a more aggressive vegetable garden after retiring to Vermont, Joan could often be found outside with her wide brimmed gardening hat, her boots, a pair of gardening gloves and some sort of shovel or trowel in her hand.  She spent hours tending to her flowers and vegetables and was proud of her annual 'harvest'.

Joan also loved animals.  Big, small, wild or domestic, she always had a soft spot for animals.  Because of this, the house was always full of animals.  Dogs, cats, guinea pigs, hamsters, turtles, fish, horses (in Vt.)…they were all there, and often in multiples.  She had a particular soft spot for strays and she took many a wet cat or dog in to be fed, warmed and cared for.  A particularly lucky little stray was Sam, a beagle and something mix that Joan saw one day on the way into town in Vermont.  It was a cold, raining fall day, and the little dog was on the side of our 3 mile long dirt road.  On the return trip home, she noticed that the dog was still there so she got out, picked him up and brought him home.  She put an ad with his picture in the local paper as a 'lost' dog and when no one claimed him, Sam became a member of the family and lived out many happy years in the house.  Joan always had room for an animal and when the real ones weren't enough, she started a hobby of making stuffed animals.

Joan will be missed tremendously by her friends and family including both 2 and 4 legged.

Online condolences may be made at curtis-britch.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch & Bouffard Funeral Home, locally family owned and operated.