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Joan Arcand Obituary
Joan M. (Tyrrell) Arcand, age 96, passed peacefully away on December 24, 2024 surrounded by family.
Joan was the beloved wife of 62 years to Richard E. Arcand, who passed on November 10, 2018. She is predeceased by her sister Winnifred Tyrrell-Fuller and is survived by her brother Joseph P. Tyrrell, four children, Patricia, Richard, Mary-Brigid, Margaret, five grandchildren, two great grandchildren and two beloved nieces, Laura Brown and Suzanne Sparkman.
Raised in Philadelphia, she trained to be a nurse at Roxborough and joined the Navy as a Lieutenant in 1947. She proudly served during the Korean War traveling from Guam to Japan before settling in Chelmsford, Massachusetts to raise a family.
She earned a Master's degree in Nursing at the University of Lowell, becoming one of the first 13 Geriatric Nurse Practitioners in Massachusetts. She worked for Lowell General Hospital and the Greater Lawrence Visiting Nurse Association. During retirement in Florida she was an active member and officer in the Korean War Veterans Association in St. Petersburg . She served for many years in the military honor guard. She enjoyed quilting and was an avid gardener of orchids.
A funeral mass will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 11 AM at St. John the Evangelist church, 115 Middlesex Street, North Chelmsford, MA. Interment will be held at a later date at the Bay Pines National Veterans Cemetery in St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Linda Manteiga Desjardins
March 24, 2025
Enjoyed working with her at the Greater Lawrence VNA side by side as managers. She was a dedicated advocate to the elderly population. I live in Kissimmee but spent a few days in St. Petersburg last week. May you RIP Joan Arcand.
Immaculate
March 6, 2025
I took care of her while she was at The residence at Watertown square and we had so much fun time together. She was a very sweet lady and I loved every time we spent together. I remember our schedule so well, grits with banana in the morning, lunch she loved cheese sandwich and she also loved bingo, taking naps and watching heartland and also she loved catholicism. I thought about her today so much am so saddened to find out that she passed on. During this Lenten period, eternal rest grant unto her, and may the perpetual light shine upon her, may she rest in peace, Amen
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Kathleen Pender-Phaneuf
December 31, 2024
The Family of Joan Arcand,
I worked with Joan for many years as a Visting Nurse in Lawrence. She taught me so much to be a kind, professional, and caring nurse.
My deepesy sympathy,
Kathleen Pender-Phaneuf
Linda Kalloger
December 31, 2024
Patty, Richie, Brigid and Meg:
Your Mom was the best. I loved that when she laughed that she had a twinkle in her eye. She made the BEST scrambled eggs and she was a lot of fun.Patty and I used to joke around with her a lot when we were younger.
In her life she had incredible experiences traveling all over the world helping people.---and then raised 4 great children.
Much love to all of you....Linda K.
Andrea Sullivan
December 30, 2024
Pat, I´m so sorry for the loss of your mother. I just lost mine in November too. It sounds like your mother was an amazing woman and lived a life of service. Condolences to you and your family. Andrea Todaro Sullivan
Meredith Wilkins West
December 30, 2024
Mrs. Arcand was a gem. She was so incredibly honest and such a hard worker. I always felt welcomed in her home.
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