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PENDALL, JOANNE SISK Joanne, 83, died peacefully May 26 in Santa Fe following a brief illness. Joanne was born in Madison, Wisconsin and moved with her mother and brother to Albuquerque in 1942. Joanne graduated from Albuquerque High School in 1947 and attended Vassar College and the University of Pennsylvania. She married Rudolf (Rud) Pendall (1915-1998) in 1959 and moved back to Albuquerque in 1970. Joanne obtained a Master's degree in Public Administration at UNM and worked at UNM and Sandia National Laboratories, retiring in 1994. For the past 13 years, Joanne lived with her longtime friend Ann Lodge in Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Joanne loved singing, travel, and photography. She enjoyed spending time outdoors, skiing, camping, geology, and bird watching. She was politically engaged, working enthusiastically with the League of Women Voters in the 1960s and strongly supporting progressive candidates. Joanne is survived by her children, Elise Pendall of Laramie, WY, and Rolf Pendall of Takoma Park, MD; her grandchildren Gabriel Bolton of Laramie and Rose Pendall Black of Takoma Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless (abqhch.org/how-to-get-involved-2/donate-now) or to Compassion & Choices at (www.compassionandchoices.org/ what-you-can-do/donate/) A memorial service will be held in Santa Fe in August.
        Published on: Sun June 09, 2013