Joan Taylor. Joan was born in Lancaster, England on September 13, 1931 and passed away peacefully on January 16, 2014 in White Rock. Joan loved to travel and visited her sister in East Africa, and enjoyed numerous trips to Hawaii and back to the old country to visit her family. She enjoyed cheering on The Vancouver Canucks and watching British soccer. She loved walking her dogs, camping, dancing, singing, and swimming. Joan was predeceased by her son Russell. She is survived by her daughter Lesley (Barry) and sons Glen (Morena) and Paul (Misa). Joan was proud grandmother to Kathleen (Kevin), Bryan, Matthew, Tamara, Justin and Nicole and great-grandson Christopher. She is survived by her sister Brenda, nephew Brendan and niece Karen who live in the U.K. A celebration of life will be held in the spring.