Joan’s Life in a Nutshell
Joan Vera Smith nee Gallson was born in Wauchula, Florida, January 4, 1925. She came to Ontario, Canada in 1929. She lived in Mattawa, Rutherglen and Toronto. She married Lloyd Smith in 1943 and lived in Rutherglen, Ontario where she had 4 children. Lloyd and Joan lived in Porcupine, Gravenhurst and then North Bay. After Lloyd’s death in 1988, Joan married Albin Miklautsch and continued to live in North Bay. After Albin’s death she remained in North Bay until she required assisted living. She then moved Huntsville to be close to her daughter Carol shortly before her death in 2017.
Posts about Joan
- What was Mom like (from Wayne)What was my mom like? My mom was awesome. She always had my back . Even made my sisters angry because she spoiled me so much. She was a city girl who had to become a farmers wife and she did most things better than the farm girls like. Knitting , CREWEL EMBROIDERY, CROCHET, QUILTING… Read more: What was Mom like (from Wayne)
- John Alone With 3 ToddlersSEE UPDATE AT THE BOTTOM. The pictures below are the only toddler pictures we have of my Mom (Joan), Aunt Jean and Uncle Phil. Its very odd there aren’t more, because the picture of Grampa with Aunt Jean as a baby shows they had a camera.
- Joan Vera Gallson’s LifeJoan was born in Wauchula, Florida, January 4, 1925 to Florence Maude Peters of London, England and John Edward Gallson of Saaremaa, Estonia (born Johannes Ounpuu). In 1929, the Gallson family, including her older sister Jean and younger brother Phil, moved from the United States to Widdifield, Ontario, area. Joan’s first memories are when she… Read more: Joan Vera Gallson’s Life
- Joan in TorontoIn 1942/43, my Mom went to Toronto to work at the Inglis factory which had been retrofitted for bullet and guns manufacturing in support of the war effort. It was an opportunity for Mom to make the extra money she needed to pay for her wedding dress. She went with my Dad’s cousin, Iva Rose… Read more: Joan in Toronto
- Joan Gallson – Gallery
- Joan Gallson – The TeenagerMom didn’t remember having any aspirations or dreams – only “to get the hell out of that house!” She consistently described her life as a child as horrible, filled with beatings and abuse by the hand of her stepmother who allegedly made unreasonable and impossible demands that could never be fulfilled. Stories of sneaking food… Read more: Joan Gallson – The Teenager