This obituary will be updated. Joanne Elizabeth Christie - Loving Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Friend. Age 86, passed away on Wednesday morning, April 24, 2019. A long-time resident of Royal Oak. Beloved wife of Richard S. Christie for 63 years. She was the loving mother of Dick and Lucy, Linda and Bob, Mary Beth and Terry, Bill and Lisa and Chuck and Lisa. She was the grandmother of 20 grandchildren and great-grandmother of 4. She was the sister of the late Mary Lou and Frank Ankenbrandt, Dick and Marian Cote and Chuck and Josie Cote. She was also a loving aunt to many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Sunday, April 28, 2019 from 2-7 p.m. with Rosary at 6 p.m. at A.J. Desmond & Sons Funeral Home, 2600 Crooks Rd. (between Maple and Big Beaver), 248-362-2500. The Funeral Mass will be on Monday, April 29, 2019 at 10 a.m. at Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church, 32340 Pierce St., Beverly Hills. Visitation at church begins at 9:30 a.m.