Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Joan Clara Love McArthur

Female 1932 - 2009  (76 years)


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  • Name Joan Clara Love McArthur 
    Born 20 Jun 1932  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36417020 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-422019 
    Died 24 Apr 2009  Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Utah State Veterans Memorial Park, Bluffdale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I422019  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father James McArthur,   b. 12 Dec 1888, Alloa, , Clackmannan, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 May 1962, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Jessie Christina Fraser,   b. 16 Jun 1893, Watt Township, Muskoka District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Sep 1979, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F63135  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Joan, age 76, returned to her Father in Heaven after a courageous battle with breast cancer April 24, 2009 in Vernal, Utah.

      She was born in 1932 in Canada. The third of four daughters. She came to Utah in 1960 and married Dale Jay Laub June 7, 1963 in the Salt Lake Temple.

      Joan was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and enjoyed and appreciated the opportunities of serving in all the auxiliaries of her lifetime, as well as serving as a temple worker. She was a faithful visiting teacher.

      Joan had a strong testimony of the Gospel, and the gift to search out her ancestors and many of their families. Shortly after joining the church, she served a number of stake missions during her lifetime. She and Dale served a full-time mission in the Atlanta, Georgia Mission. She was an influence for good in many lives.

      Joan is survived by her loving husband Dale, one son Darren and his wife Karen of Walkoloa HI; daughter Rebecca Salt Lake City; daughter Jennifer and her husband Mark Davidson, Mountain View, WY. Also grandchildren, Riley Love, Nathan serving in the Nashville Tennessee Mission, Lauren, Melissa, Megan, Eric, and Brian. Also surviving are Navajo foster son Gary John and his wife Rosalyn and their children; Sequin, Heather, Christopher, Gregory, Sarah, and Vanessa of Chinie, AZ. Nary Mainelly her younger sister survives. Two sisters preceded her in death; Jessie Hall of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada and Beryl Gough of Ontario, Canada.

      Burial at Veterans Memorial Park Cemetery.

      Salt Lake Tribune (UT) April 27, 2009

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36417020.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 20 Jun 1932 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 24 Apr 2009 - Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Utah State Veterans Memorial Park, Bluffdale, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
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