Obituary of JoAnn Mae McFarlane

JoAnn was born in Thunder Bay on August 16, 1951. She was the daughter of the late Dorothy Hachey and Raymond Jones Sr. She attended school with the New Brunswick Protestant Orphanage, later a becoming a nurse. She loved nursing very much and worked for the Dr. V.A. Snow Centre for many years. JoAnn loved music and dancing and was always the life of everyone’s parties. She also loved driving and the outdoors; whether it was planting her tulips, fishing, bonfires or taking her grandkids hunting for treasures. She was a strong and independent woman. JoAnn loved spending time with her family and friends; She could always find a silver lining to any problem and was the person to go to if you needed cheering up. Her smile was infectious and her love was deep. She was the rock and foundation of love for her family and all who knew her. She will live on in the hearts of her daughters: Wanda Hatfield and Pat Forgrave and Kerri Hatfield and Arlie Giesbrecht; her son, John Hatfield and Shana McDonald; her adopted daughters: Dawn Marie Taylor and Melissa Stevens; her brothers: Raymond Jones and his wife Charlene, Bobby Jones and his wife Kathy and Clifford Daigle and his wife Sheila; her sisters: Wanda Hawkins and Nancy Wade; her grandchildren: Miranda Hatfield and Zac Cunningham; Jayson Hatfield and Katie Harper, Angel Hatfield and Courtney Griffith, Dani Hatfield, Randi Hatfield, Nikki Hatfield and Rilee Hatfield, Alexandra Hanson, Emily Belyea , Kyle Ruttle and Tyler Ruttle; Arlie's daughters: Vicki Demont and Melissa Demont; her great grandchildren: Dominic, Zoey, Patrick John, Jessie-Lynn, Jacoby and Jerica; as well as several adopted children, nieces and nephews. JoAnn Mae McFarlane of Sussex, passed away at the Sussex Health Centre on March 23, 2016 at the age of 64. She is predeceased by the father of her children: John Robert Hatfield Sr. who passed away in 1980 and by her foster mother, Evangeline Alberts. Arrangements have been entrusted to the compassionate care of Wallace Funeral Home, 34 Sunnyside Drive, Sussex, (506-433-1176) where visitation will be held on Sunday, March, 27, 2016 from 1-3 and 6-8pm. A service celebrating JoAnn’s life will be held from Wallace Community Chapel on Monday, March 28, 2016 at 11:00am. If you are considering making a memorial donation the family has recommended the Living Memorial. www.wallacefuneralhome.com