Passed away, peacefully on Monday, August 25th, 2025, at Credit Valley Hospital, in her 88th year. Predeceased by her parents, Dorothy and Samuel Hickton, step-father David Hobday, and her sister, Barbara Hickton. Loving and Devoted Wife of Peter Pozhke, Mother to Paul Pozhke and James (Susan) Pozhke. Joan was a Homemaker, Office Manager and longtime Streamstress within the Clarkson-Park Royal community; this included creating her own wedding dress and many of her family members’ formal wear. She enjoyed paintings of Renoir and was known to be a puzzle master. She was an avid fan of the Toronto Blue Jays.

Visitation will be held on Friday August 29, from 4-8 p.m. at the Turner & Porter Neweduk-Erin Mills Chapel (1981 Dundas St W, Mississauga). Cremation will take place and an interment at Glendale Memorial Gardens will follow at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada or Alzheimer Society of Canada, would be appreciated.