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JOAN MAUREEN NICOLSON
Date of Passing: Aug 28, 2005
Send Flowers to the Family Offer Condolences or MemoryJOAN MAUREEN NICOLSON (nee MacKENZIE) Joan passed away on August 28, 2005 in Nanaimo, BC, after a brief battle with cancer. She will be deeply missed by her husband of 55 years, James Nicolson; her daughters, Patricia Punnett of Victoria and Janet Saunders of Nanaimo; sons-in-law, Jon Punnett and Bob Saunders; cherished grandchildren, Elizabeth and Hilary Punnett and James and Gareth Saunders and great-granddaughter Amara Eve. Joan was born in Winnipeg in 1927 and attended Isbister, Hugh John MacDonald and Daniel MacIntyre Collegiate. After graduating from Business College, she worked as a secretary with the Unemployment Insurance Commission and the CNR in Winnipeg. After her marriage in 1950, she and Jim lived for 24 years in Saskatoon, where she worked as a secretary for the RCMP. Jim's job with the CN took them to Edmonton in 1975. They retired to Victoria in 1980 and relocated to Nanaimo in 1991. A service was held at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Nanaimo.
As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Sep 14, 2005