Joan McKay

Joan Bernice Marie McKay died peacefully on August 21, 2026, at St. Joseph's Health Care Centre in Guelph, aged 81. She was born on September 3, 1944, in Windsor, Ontario, the eldest of six children of Peter and Alice Brimacombe. Joan first married Richard Tripp, with whom she had two children, Sharon (born April 15, 1966) and Eric (born November 25, 1967). She later married Bruce McKay, sharing fifty years of marriage. After returning to school, she earned a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Wilfrid Laurier University and devoted her career to caring for others. Her interests included reading, painting, sketching, gardening, and caring for pets. Survivors include her husband Bruce McKay, son Eric Tripp, daughter‑in‑law Stephanie, granddaughters Sabina Tripp‑McKay and Nicole Ziter, brother Reed Brimacombe, sister Sondra Romano and brother‑in‑law Frank Romano, as well as numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. She was predeceased by her parents Peter and Alice Brimacombe, daughter Sharon, brothers John and Will, and sister Josephine. Joan is interred at Memory Gardens Funeral Home & Cemetery, 2723 Victoria St. N., Breslau, with visitation on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and interment at Woodland Cemetery, 119 Arlington Blvd., Kitchener, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. A Celebration of Life will be announced later. Condolences may be left on her memorial page at www.MemoryFuneral.com.