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Joanna Margaret
Bower-Derry –
82, Truro, passed away peacefully with her son, Shawn, at her side, on
Thursday evening, January 4, 2024, at Willow Lodge Home for Special
Care, Tatamagouche. Born in Regina, Saskatchewan, she was the daughter
of the late Dr. Gail Oakland and Margaret (Nelson) Oakland.
Joanna lived in many places and had wonderful
adventures along the way. She lived in
Saskatchewan, Scotland,
Ontario, British Columbia, New Brunswick, and, finally, Nova Scotia.
With each move, Joanna created warm and inviting homes and made many
lifelong friends. Joanna graduated from Ottawa Teachers College and
had a wonderful start to her career in Ottawa. She loved teaching
elementary children and also taught piano and voice privately over
many years and in many
places.
She was a member of the former St.
David’s United Church in Bible Hill and at one time was a
member and the choir director at Valley United Church. With her
beautiful voice, Joanna sang and competed as a member of many
barbershop quartets, choruses, and adjudicated barbershop competitions
during her lifetime, her last chorus being the Melodees Barbershop
Chorus in Truro. Music was an integral part of Joanna’s
life. It brought her such joy to share her gifts
with others. Countless students, young and old,
were touched by Joanna’s love of music over her lifetime.
Joanna is survived by her husband,
Donald «Don» Derry, Willow Lodge Home for Special Care,
Tatamagouche; children, Heather (Sheldon) Bourgeois, Victoria, British
Columbia; Andrew Bower, Fredericton, New Brunswick; Shawn (Andrea)
Bower, Fredericton, New Brunswick; grandchildren, MacKenzie Bourgeois,
Victoria, British Columbia; Katie Bower and Will Bower, Fredericton,
New Brunswick; brother, Ron (Judy) Oakland, Clarksville, Tennessee,
USA; nephew, Jeffrey Oakland, Clarksville, Tennessee, USA;
stepchildren, Steven, Chris, Lisa; four step-grandchildren. Along with
her parents, she was predeceased by her late husband, John Stuart
Bower.
Funeral service and interment will be
held at a later date. If so desired, donations in Joanna’s
memory to Willow Lodge Home for Special Care are welcomed.
Arrangements have been entrusted to
Mattatall–Varner Funeral Home, 55 Young Street, Truro.
Tributes, words of comfort, and memories of Joanna may be shared with
the family at: www.mattatallvarnerfh.com
1941 2024
Décès pour la Ville Truro, Province Nova Scotia
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