Joan Constance PEARCE

Joan Constance Pearce, 96, of Sutton West, passed away peacefully on May 6, 2026, at the Margaret Bahen Hospice with her son Carl by her side. She was the cherished wife of Ed Pearce and was predeceased by the father, Otto, of her children. Joan was the devoted mother of two sons, Carl, and preceded in death by her son Arthur. She was a loving grandmother to Christopher, Alyssa, and Vanessa Walasek, Megan Keith, Sheri, and Stacy Noonan, and great-grandmother to Bronwyn and Darwin Keith, Gerald, Jacob and Mason Gaunt, and Tyler and Alexis Noonan. Born in Montreal in 1929, on Canada Day, Joan earned a BA Degree in Applied Behavioral Sciences in 1981 and a MS Degree in Administrative Science in 1985. She worked in the hematology lab at Toronto East General Hospital for five years, ran a blood bank in Turkey Creek, KY for one year, and worked 33 years as a hematologist at Rush Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago, IL. Friends and family are invited to honor Joan's life at Forrest & Taylor Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 19: visitation from 10 a.m.-11 a.m., funeral service from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. Following the service, Joan will be laid to rest at York Cemetery in North York. To honor Joan's commitment to helping others, the family requests memorial donations, in lieu of flowers, to PEO, Chapter B-ON.