Joy Olson

announce the sudden passing of Joy - wife,

mother, nana, sister and friend. Joy is survived

by her loving husband Mel who was her soul

mate and best friend; daughter Nancy Gray

(George) and grandson Jason; son Kevin Wells

(Karen), their children, Amanda, Cassandra,

and Ryan; brothers Brian and Peter

Saunders (Leslie) ; also, step-daughter

Lorraine and family, Christopher, Alisha, Kadie.

Predeceased by her parents Frank & Iris

Saunders.Joy was born in Bournemouth

England and in 1948 along with her family

immigrated to Canada on board the Queen

Mary, the family settled in Victoria to begin

their new life. A graduate of Victoria High

School, her secretarial career began at local

radio station CJVI, later to take 10 years away

from the working world in order to raise her

family. A new adventure then began with TD

Canada Trust until retirement. Joy spent many

years travelling with her husband across

Canada and the US in their motorhome. When

not travelling she spent much of her time

happily with her grandchildren whom she

adored. She was an avid gardener, knitter, and

had a passion for cooking - always trying out

new recipies. Joy was a loving and caring

person who touched the hearts of everyone

she knew there are no words to fill the void

that we have now, but the memories that we

have will last a lifetime.

A celebration of life will be held on Friday,

March 10th, 2017 at 2:00pm at First Memorial

Chapel, 4725 Falaise Drive, Victoria, BC

firstmemorial.com. In lieu of flowers donations

may be made in Joy’s memory to Canadian

Cancer Society or Firefighters burn fund

Arrangements under the direction of First Memorial Funeral Services, Victoria, BC.