JOAN ALICE MCCORRISTON
(nee MISCAVISH)
AUGUST 19, 1927 - SEPTEMBER 29, 2013
Peacefully on Sunday morning, after another battle with
Cancer, Joan was finally called "Home". She was reunited with the
family that had gone before her. Percy, her husband; parents John and
Genevieve; sisters Vera and Margaret; and brothers Bill, Harold, Casmer and
John. Aunty Joan leaves behind numerous
nieces and nephews that will greatly miss her.
Joan was born and raised in Minnedosa. When the family
moved to Winnipeg she attended Business College and landed a job working for
the City of Winnipeg. She was happily
employed with the City of Winnipeg until her retirement from the Treasury
Department on May 9, 1985 after 39 years of service. Joan was very devoted to
her church, and was a member of Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Parish.
While over time she could no longer attend church, she remained strong and
faithful and drew strength from her faith when her health was failing her.
Family meant everything to Joan and her
"Family" always included pets. She spent most of her life living
with, and caring for, her mother and her faithful dogs and cats. Whenever you
saw Aunt Joan she always had her dog with her.
When family got together at Aunty Joan’s house, you could always bet it
would end with all of the kids grabbing a pillow, lying on the floor and
listening to "Reveen" as we tried so hard not to giggle and laugh and
she tried to convince us that we could be "Hypnotized". When you saw
her little blue Rambler pull up outside your house, you knew you were in for
some fun.
Aunty Joan was always a very busy woman. She enjoyed
golf, curling and tennis and when she was no longer able to partake in these
sports, you would always hear about the latest games that were on television.
On November 10, 1989 at the age of 62, Aunty Joan began a
new adventure and married her longtime friend Percy. They spent a lot of time
on the golf course and travelling to Florida to visit friends. They were
happily married for almost 15 years until the untimely death of Percy in
2004.When her health began to fail, Joan moved from Riverwood Square into
Calvary Place Personal Care Centre where she lived until her passing.
Funeral Mass will be Celebrated on Tuesday, October 8,
2013 at 10:00 a.m. in Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church, 254 Arnold
Avenue with Rev. Wayne Morrissey, presiding.
We would like to thank the staff of Calvary Place for the
exceptional loving care that you gave to Aunty Joan. Many of you prayed daily
with her and for her, and she was always surrounded by love. We would also like
to thank Virginia, another caring person that meant so much to our Aunt Joan. May
God bless you all.
In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to your local
Humane Society.
Wojcik’s Funeral Chapel &
Crematorium, 2157 Portage Avenue, 204 – 897 – 4665, is in care of arrangements.
wojciksfuneralchapel.com.
Wojcik’s
FUNERAL CHAPEL & CREMATORIUM
2157 PORTAGE AVENUE
204 – 897 - 4665
www.wojciksfuneralchapel.com
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