Joan Emily Gleason, 80, of Surprise, Arizona passed away May 16, 2014. Joan was born in Oxford, England and moved to Arizona in 1970 from New Mexico. She is survived by her husband James and her daughter Kathryn. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Wednesday, May 21, 2014 with funeral services 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 22, 2014 at Menke Funeral & Cremation Center Chapel. Burial to follow at Resthaven Park Cemetery in Glendale, Arizona.