Joan Louise Richardson Lemmon Harbaugh, age 93, of Butler, peacefully passed away Thursday morning, December 4,2025 at her residence while under hospice care.
Born November 12, 1932, in Wexford, she was the daughter of the late George and Martha DeVries Richardson.
She was a member of the St Peters Lutheran Church in Evans City.
Joan retired as a school bus driver. She drove for 38 years, mostly for the Seneca Valley School District and for a couple of years for the Slippery Rock Area School District.
She enjoyed gardening, bingo, and spending time with her family.
She is survived by her husband Charles W Harbaugh, whom she married July 23, 2002; her children Arlene (Harry) Toner of Butler, Patricia (Don) Rager of Colorado, Daniel (Brenda)Lemmon of Florida, and Gerald (Sharon)Lemmon of Prospect; step children Vicki (Ken) Frishkorn of Zelienople, Chuck (Emeril) Harbaugh of Cranberry Twp.; five grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; ten step grandchildren; six step great grandchildren; one sister Cindy McMinn; four brothers John, Bob, Joe, and Mike Grupp; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband James E Lemmon, whom she married May 6,1950 and who passed away May 22, 1999; son James Lemmon, Jr.; stepdaughter Connie Schwirian; sister Marilyn Vernier; three brothers Dave, Bill, and Ken Grupp.
Visitation will be on Monday, December 8,2025 from 1pm to 3pm at the Raisley Funeral Home and Cremation Services, pc., 387 Main Street, Prospect. The funeral service will be at 3pm in the Raisley Funeral Home.
Private entombment will take place at the Greenlawn Burial Estates, Butler.
Memorial contributions may be given to St Jude Children’s Research Hospital at www.stjude.org
For more information or to leave an online tribute please go to www.raisleyfuneralhome.com