Salisbury - Joan E. (Cornforth) DiFazio, 79, of Salisbury and formerly of Ipswich, died peacefully Monday morning, March 3, 2025, in Avita of Newburyport, following a period of declining health.

Joan was born in Peabody, MA on January 7, 1946, the daughter of the late Herbert and Mary (Cronin) Cornforth and grew up in Salem. She was a 1963 graduate of Salem High School.

Joan lived in Salem, Peabody, and Danvers, MA years ago, and then raised her family in Ipswich, where she resided for many years. While her children were growing up, she worked at Sullivan Insurance Company.

Joan was an avid knitter and enjoyed painting, sewing, and cooking. The most important thing to Joan was her family. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother.

Joan was a former member of Ipswich Garden Club and had volunteered at the Ipswich Visitors Center. In recent years, Joan and her husband lived in Salisbury and Venice, FL.

She leaves her husband of 57 years, V. James DiFazio; two children, Maryann D. Clark and her husband Duncan of Salisbury, and Robert J. DiFazio and his wife Joy of Amesbury; five grandchildren: Kelly DiFazio, Niall Difazio, Austin Clark, Amy Clark, and Shea DiFazio.

She is also survived by a twin brother, John A. Cornforth of Virginia Beach, VA, and sisters Noreen Brennan of Danvers and Maryann Morrissey of Salem; as well as many brothers-and-sisters-in-law, nieces, and nephews.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (stjude.org).

A Memorial Mass will be held Monday, March 10, 2025, at 10:30 A.M. in Star of the Sea Church, 13 Beach Road, Salisbury.