Goderich Signal-Star – 02 Dec 2009 GRACE, Emmeline Joan (nee Bradbury) of Goderich, ON passed away peacefully on November 20, 2009 at the Huronview Home for the Aged, Clinton, ON. Born November 23, 1922 in Grand Falls, Daughter of Alan (1954) and (1977) Bradbury (nee Dawe), Grand Falls, NL. Predeceased by husband John Patrick Grace (February 7, 1991) or Goderich, ON and first husband, Roy Maxwell Kenneth Baker (Jan 12, 1985) of Grand Falls, NL. Sister of Gerald (Eileen) Bradbury of Rodger’s Cove, NL. Predeceased by sister Else (Clifford) Allen (1955) of Grand Falls, NL; brother Edward (Phillis) Bradbury (2004), Detroit, MI; and sister Carolyn (Denny) Goodyear (2002), St. John’s, NL. Mother of Stephen (Patricia) Baker, Bayfield, ON and Michelle (Linda Randell) Baker, Mount Pearl, NL. Grandmother of Christina (Perry) Parsons (nee Sullivan), Mount Pearl, NL; John Baker, Waterloo, ON; Nancy (Craig) Murphy (nee Sullivan), Edmonton, AB; Heather Baker, Kitchener, ON; Paul (Sandi) Baker, Waterloo, ON; David Baker, Waterloo, ON. Great-grandmother of Nicholas and Emma Murphy, Edmonton, AB. Stepmother of Barry (Alexandra) Grace, Penticton, BC; Colleen (Norm) McCollough, Watford, ON; Brian (Debbie) Grace, Toronto, ON; John (Wendy) Grace, Goderich, ON; Patti (Hughie) Cummins, Thunder Bay, ON; Michael (Kirsten) Grace, Nepean, ON and Philip (Helen) Grace, Thunder Bay, ON. Left to mourn are 16 nieces and nephews. Joan was born in Grand Falls, NL and worked at the Anglo Newfoundland Development Company’s paper mill in Grand Falls as the mill manager’s secretary during the Second World War. She married Roy Baker after he returned from the war and was an integral part of Grand Falls life in the 50s and 60s where she was active in church, choirs, drama festivals, golf and of course curling, where she twice represented her province of Newfoundland at the national women’s championships in the 1960s. Joan moved to Goderich and married John Grace in 1975 and immediately became involved in her new community as a member of St. George’s Anglican Church and as a member of the Blyth Festival Singers and other choirs. Joan loved to sing, dance and play the piano. She also loved to travel with her close friends or family. Joan as the Avon Lady in Goderich Township for about 20 years and ran the Quidi Vidi Manor Bed and Breakfast on Highway 21, just south of Goderich. Visitors were received at the Central Funeral Home, Union Street, Grand Falls, NL on November 23 from 2-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m. Funeral service was from the Memorial United Church in Grand Falls, NL on Tuesday, November 24 at 11 a.m. Internment at the Grand Falls Cemetery. While Joan loved flowers, please consider donating instead, in Joan’s memory, to the Huronview Home for the Aged in Clinton, making cheques payable to Huronview Residence Fund, c/o Falconer Funeral Home, 153 High St., Clinton, ON N0M 1L0 _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Keep your friends up to date with what you do online. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid=9691815