Joanne Moss

Joanne Moss, 71, died peacefully at her home in Southborough, Massachusetts, on Friday, May 8, 2026, after a long and courageous ten-year battle with metastatic breast cancer. In the weeks leading up to her passing, she was surrounded by her many friends and the love and devoted care of her family.
   Joanne was born on February 19, 1955, in Garden City, New York, where she attended local schools before graduating from Villanova University in 1977 with a degree in Business Administration. While at Villanova, she met her husband, Bob Moss, then an engineering student, and the two were married one year later. Together they built a life in Hopkinton, Westborough, and finally Southborough. During that time Bob started a real estate development company,  where they worked side by side for 35 years until retiring in 2019.
Joanne and Bob also shared a love for Cape Cod, particularly Chatham. They called Chatham their second home, with their home being the restoration of a 1790 historic house facing Stage Harbor. Bob designed everything outside and Joanne everything inside. The house is filled with many of her paintings. She loved filling vases with flowers from the garden, walking the beaches, and savoring the salt air. She expressed her love through cooking and was known for her homemade soups, always simmering on the stove for whoever walked through the door. “It’s all about the soup!”
Joanne had a great many friends, and that will be what she is most remembered for. She never took sides and always created a special relationship with everyone. Weekend sleepovers with her beloved group of girlfriends, “the Capers,” became a cherished tradition filled with laughter, storytelling, and the enduring closeness of lifelong friendship. Joanne is survived by her husband, Bob, of 49 years; her daughter Sarah of Ojai, CA; her son Brendan and wife Lauren, along with two beautiful granddaughters, Mia and Paige, in Mendon, MA. Her brother Gregory in Ave Maria, Florida; sister- and brother-in-law Janet and Tom Moss in Upton; sister- and brother-in-law Jane and John Roach in Southington, CT; her Aunt Phyllis in Garden City, NY; alongside numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Joanne will be missed by all who knew her.