Joanne Bourdo, 80, of Gold Canyon, Arizona, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, May 7, 2016 at Regency Hospital. Joanne was born June 28, 1935 to Stella and Aloysius Mocek Sr., in Toledo, Ohio.

She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 53 years John “Jack” to all who knew him; her son Loran and her parents. Joanne is survived by her brother Aloysius Mocek Jr.; her children Keith (Sally) Bourdo, Denise (Brian) Ovens, Ken (Tammara) Bourdo, Marisa Prieve Bourdo; daughter in law, Pam Bourdo; 9 grandchildren and their spouses; 6 great-grandchildren; multiple nieces and nephews; and her faithful little “Yorkie” companion of 10 years Tootsie.

Joanne was a lover of all things chocolate, coffee, anything from Chico’s, puzzles, card games, computer games, and games on her phone.  She loved to travel the world especially with family.  Joanne was a much loved daughter, sister, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and a friend to all she met. Joanne was a strong-willed cancer survivor of 15 years, a beautiful person inside and out, one who smiled with her whole face.

Joanne was secretary, book-keeper and manager of many businesses over the years working up till the time of her passing. She liked to keep busy and her mind sharp through needlework, reading voraciously, games of all kinds and anything with numbers.

As one of our three guardian angels and greatly missed by those of us still bound here, we choose to remember Joanne as dancing in heaven with Jack, the love of her life while in the company of her loving son Loran.

Hold your family close, you may think you’ll have them forever, but God usually has another plan. In lieu of a memorial service family and friends will celebrate Joanne together with her son Loran at a later date.