Joan Therese Curtis, 96, of Dundas, Ontario passed away February 27, 2025, after a brief illness.  

Joan was the youngest of four girls born to James Louis and Marie Grightmire at their home in Dundas, Ontario.

She married Wilfred (Wilf) Anthony Curtis on September 11, 1954, and they had four children, Peter (Bernadette), Paul (Monica), Mary (John) and Julia (Don).

She was a generous mother, grandmother and great grandmother, hosting delicious family celebrations throughout her life.

For a number of years, she owned and operated The Red Carpet Gift shop in Dundas. She also volunteered at the Dundas Museum and Archives and Dundas Community Services delivering Meals on Wheels.

Incredibly talented, she dabbled in portrait, landscape, and furniture painting, and created beautiful one of a kind Santas for Church donations and for her family.

Predeceased by her devoted husband Wilf in 2015, and her loving sisters Rita Quinn, Helen Warnick, and Louise Dubois, Joan is survived by her four children and their families including eleven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Friday March 7, 2025, at 10 a.m. at St. Augustine’s Church, Dundas. 

Interment will follow at St. Augustine’s Cemetery, 54 East Street South, Dundas

A reception will follow at St. Augustine’s Parish Hall. 

Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Dundas Museum and Archives or Dundas Community Services.