Jo passed away peacefully just shy of her 102nd birthday on August 12th, 2022. Predeceased by her husband of 69 years William (Bill) Carlton in January 2018.
Jo was born in Swalwell, AB and moved to Calgary where she met her future husband, Bill. Jo and Bill moved to Victoria in 1964 until Bill passed in Jan of 2018 and then she moved to Vancouver to be closer to her family.
She was fiercely proud to be Canadian and always said, she lived in 6 provinces before making Victoria her home.
Jo leaves behind 3 children: Noreen (Brian), Philip (Stephanie) and Joanne. She got to enjoy time with her children, 18 grand, great and great- great grandchildren. She loved to play cards and was in bridge clubs for many years in Victoria. One of her big accomplishments was learning to drive at 59, though she always hated the left turns. She drove her Honda Civic like a champ and would come to Vancouver on her own. She travelled to many places around the world with Bill and then her 2 daughters. At 97 she became a published author and her 3rd publication at the grand age of 101. She saw many new things in her life time and was quite accomplished using her computer and IPAD.
Her love of baking led to many great cookies and pies according to her family and grandkids. She enjoyed watching baseball and curling and was quite adamant about which teams and players she liked or didn’t like.
Jo was quite the inspiration to her family and all that knew her, and she will be dearly missed. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to The Victoria Cat Rescue Corps Society, SPCA, or OWL Orphaned Wildlife Rehabilitation Society.
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