Obituary of Joyce Isabel Owen Passero

Surrounded by her loving family, Joyce Passero, wife of the late Carmen Passero and the late Nathan Wallace Warman, passed away at the Saint John Regional Hospital on July 4, 2012. Born July 18, 1926 in Saint John, Joyce was a daughter of the late James LeRoy and Nellie Lipsett Thorne (Owen). Joyce graduated from Saint John Vocational School and worked as a legal secretary for Clark Drummie & Co. and Don McCowan until her retirement. She is survived by her sons, Nathan Owen Warman and Ian Shane Warman of Saint John; stepdaughter, Bonnie Hosford (Joe) of Saint John East; grandchildren, Erica Keleher, Sarah Sweet, Stacy Hosford and Dillon Owen Warman; great-granddaughter, Summer Rose Keleher; brother, Ronald Thorne, and close friend Evelyn Frost. Besides her parents, she was predeceased by a brother, John Thorne. Resting at Brenan's Funeral Home, 111 Paradise Row, Saint John (634-7424) with visiting on Friday, July 6, 2012 from 2-4PM and 7-9PM. The funeral service will be held from Brenan’s Chapel on Saturday, July 7, 2012 at 2PM. A private family interment will take place in Ripples, NB at a later date. For those that wish remembrances to Alzheimer’s Society would be appreciated by the family. Please place online condolences and remembrances at www.brenansfh.com.