Obituary of Florence Estelle Joanette

Florence Estelle Joanette

It is with the greatest appreciation for a long life that we announce her passing at Wheatland Lodge in Leask with family at her side.

Florence grew up in the Woodhill District near Iroquois Lake. She had one older brother and five younger sisters. They were a close-knit family and loved celebrating many special occasions over the years.

She was a very hard-working farmwife for 75 years. She ran a large household, raised her three children, cared for her mother, mother-in-law, and sister-in-law, milked cows, fed pigs, and tended her chickens,  turkeys, and geese. She also had a very large garden every year and preserved more than enough food to last every year.

Florence was loved by everyone for her kind, gentle demeanor, no one ever had an unkind word to say about her.

She married Leo Joanette in 1946. They lived on the Joanette family farm all their lives. They celebrated 75 years of marriage before Leo passed away in March of 2022.

Florence (McCarron) Joanette was born on October 22, 1926, in the Woodhill District. On July 30, 2023, at the of 96, she passed away at Wheatland Lodge in Leask.

She is lovingly remembered by:

Her children:

Jim (Linda) Joanette and family: Sherry Joanette, James, and Eric Dodge.  Tom (Amber) Joanette, Ava, and Liam.

Philip (Sherry) Joanette and family: Chris (Alysha) Joanette, Noah, Mae, Maddi, and Evie.  Steven (Rachel) Joanette. Amber Joanette, Ashlyn.

Lorraine Joanette and family: Nathan (Laura) Hudson, Terrance, Micah, Keagan, Jayden.

Sister: Hazel Carter; and Brother-in-Law: Fred Ross.

Also lovingly remembered by numerous nieces and nephews.

Florence is predeceased by:

Her husband of 75 years, Leo Joanette; Her parents Edward (Dora) McCarron; Brother: James (Mary)(Marion) McCarron; Sisters: Annie (George) Armitage, Helen (John) Dobrowolski, Bridget (Jim) Lalonde, Nellie Ross; brother-in-law, Leon Carter; Her in-laws: Napoleon and Dorilla (Corbeil) Joanette; Her in-laws Albert (Adeline) Joanette, Mary (Pat) Joanette, Ludger (Lucy) Joanette, Paul (Sadie) Joanette, Cordelia (Lloyd) Cournoyer, Arther (Augustine) Joanette, Leona (Roger) Beauregard and Jim Lyons, Louis (Effie) Joanette, Wilfrid (Phyllis)(Petrina) Joanette, Eva (Mike) Schreiber, Lillian (Gerry) Foster, Giselle (Alphonse) Provencher, Theresa (Peter) DiPalma, Oscar (Rose) Joanette; and Great grandson: Hunter Hudson.

A Celebration of Life will be held for both Florence and Leo on Friday, August 11, 2023, at 1:00 pm from St. Joseph’s RC Parish in Marcelin Sask.

Memorial donations can be made in honor of Florence Joanette to either St. Joseph’s Parish in Marcelin, or to the Wheatland Lodge in Leask. Family and friends wishing to share email condolences are welcome to visit www.beaulacfuneralhome.com Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Beau “Lac” Funeral Home & Crematorium, Tammy Smart, Funeral Director, Shellbrook, SK. 306-747-2828.