Joan P. Gerou, 71, of Kenosha, died Saturday, August 30th, 2008, at St. Catherine’s Medical Center, with her family by her side. Born, May 16, 1937, in Kenosha, she was a daughter of the late James and Catherine (Kerkman) Belongia. Joan attended St. Thomas School, Lincoln Jr. High and graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School. On June 22, 1957, Joan married her high school sweetheart, Louis D. Gerou, at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Joan was employed by the First National Bank, as a vault manager, retiring in 1989, after 17 years of employment. Joan was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church. In her later years Joan was a member of the Red Hat Society. She loved to travel with her husband, in their motor home, to Missin, TX in the winter to visit with their Texas friends. Mainly though, she enjoyed taking care of her family. Joan loved to provide for her four girls and her grandchildren. Surviving is her husband of 51 years, Louis; four daughters, Terry (Robert) Cooper of Pleasant Prairie, Lynn (Larry) Loney of Kenosha, Lisa (John) McSorley of Byron, IL, and Lori (David) Jake of Kenosha; two brothers, Kenneth (Patricia) Belongia of Kenosha and Maynard (Fran) Belongia of King William, VA; two sisters, Constance (James) Bertog of Kenosha and Catherine (August) Gnorski of Port Washington, WI; and eleven grandchildren, Robert, Lauren, Daniel, Tyler, Matthew, Nicole, Mark, Cody, Brittany, Kelsey, and Katelyn. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Leroy and James Belongia. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday, September 3rd, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be in All Saints Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday morning at the Proko Funeral Home from 9:00 a.m. until 10:45 a.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.Proko Funeral Home & Crematory5111-60th StreetKenosha, WI 53144Phone: (262) 654-3533Visit Joan’s Online Memorial Book at:www.prokofuneralhome.com