Tingley, Joan Eolene (Whitman)
March 4th, 1931, in Antigonish, NS, to May 7th, 2015, in Saint John, NB. 
It is with great sadness that the family of Joan Eolene Tingley announces her passing at Kennebec Manor, May 7th, 2015, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. 
After spending her youth in Canso, NS, Joan began studies at Acadia University in 1947 and graduated with a Diploma in Applied Arts from Mount Allison University in 1951. Her lifelong love of the arts and music remained with her to her last days. The early part of her working career was spent in the occupational therapy departments at tuberculosis sanatoriums in Kentville, NS, and Ste. Agathe des Monts, QC. Later in life she worked at the Dr. W.F. Roberts Hospital School followed by a period at the Church of St. John and St. Stephen Nursing Home. 
She was a dedicated mother to her four children, Brian Tingley, of Ottawa, Patricia (Graham) Tingley, of Saint John, Gordon Tingley, of Bear River, NS, and John Tingley, of Montreal.  
After her diagnosis with Alzheimer’s disease she lived for several years at Meadowbank Manor, Saint John; in 2014 she moved to Kennebec Manor, Saint John. 
She is predeceased by her late husband, Hugh Harvey Tingley, who passed away suddenly in 1980. Joan is survived by her two brothers, Bill Whitman (Fran), of Simcoe, ON, and Doug Whitman (Audrey), of St. Catharines, ON, and by her children, five grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. 
Resting at Brenan`s Funeral Home, 111 Paradise Row, Saint John (634-7424), with visitation on Sunday, May 10, from 2 to 5 pm. Interment is on Monday, May 11, at 10 am. 
The family would like to extend its sincere thanks to the staff of Kennebec Manor for the kindness of their care. Your generosity of spirit will not be forgotten. 
Memorial donations can be made, by those who wish, to the Alzheimer Society of Canada.