MATVENKO, Ann Joan (nee LACEY) - With great sadness, Joan's family announces her passing on April 12, 2019, in Victoria, BC. Joan was born on May 13, 1931 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Toronto, Ontario.
Her parents were Leah O'Brien and Ernest Lacey.
Joan will be deeply missed by her husband of 64 years, Dr. Jack Matvenko; her children, Lynne-Mari and Brian; and grandchildren, Rae and Ben.
Joan's early years were spent in the St. Patrick/St Michael's area of Toronto. Later, she was taken in by the Sisters of Pensionn at Notre-Dame de Lourdes, a French Convent in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, where she lived and attended High School.
Joan entered St. Michael's School of Nursing and graduated as an RN in 1953. She worked as a Specialized Nurse at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto where she met a junior intern, Jack.
They married at the Metropolitan United Church adjacent to St. Michael's in 1955. That same year, the couple moved to Vancouver, BC, where Joan nursed at Shaughnessy Hospital and Jack took additional medical training.
In 1956, the family moved to Burns Lake, BC when Jack opened a General Practice. In 1965, Jack decided to specialize and the family moved to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and after completion in 1969, they moved to Victoria, BC.
A Celebration of Joan's life will be held in Victoria, BC.
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