Joan L. Martin, age 85, of Erie, PA, formerly of Upper Darby, PA, died on Friday, July 26, 2019 at Sarah A. Reed Senior Living.  She was born on November 17, 1933 in Montgomery County, PA, to the late Benjamin and Helen (Riley) Martin. 

Joan played professional baseball for the South Bend Blue Sox in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League and was later employed by Bell South Telephone Company, the Walnut Theater in Philadelphia, and other jobs.  She was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church.

Joan was preceded in death by her parents and her sister and brother-in-law.  She is survived by her nieces and nephews.

Private funeral arrangements were handled by the William D. Elkins Funeral Home at the convenience of the family.