On Thursday, February 19, 2026 Joan Mabelle LaPointe Flynn went home to be with her Lord and beloved husband, Conrad Peter Flynn, affectionately known to Joan as Connie who predeceased her twenty-five years ago.

Joan was born in Burlington, Vermont to Joseph W. LaPointe and Mabel G. LaPointe (Gauthier) on Valentine's Day, 1933. Along with her sisters Sandra Jane (Viele) and Joyce Grace (Cohen) she was raised and grew up on Charlotte Street in Burlington's Five Sister's Neighborhood. Joan attended Christ the King Grammar School and Cathedral High School where she met Connie, the love of her life.

After high school she enrolled at The Bishop DeGosbriand Hospital School of Nursing in Burlington, which became The Jeanne Mance School of Nursing in 1953. Joan and Connie were married in Burlington in August of 1953.

Joan's career as a Registered Nurse began as a floor nurse at "the Bishop" and rose through various duties, eventually becoming Scrub Nurse in the operating room. Joan specialized in "scrubbing" in Neurosurgery and Ophthalmic surgery. Her nursing career took her "up the hill", spanning the years of the Mary Fletcher Hospital, the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont and into Fletcher Allen. Joan also worked at the Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin when she and Connie lived in Montpelier.

Through nursing her compassion led Joan to a lifetime as a volunteer with The American Red Cross working blood drives well into her 80's. Joan was one of the founding members of the Champlain Echoes remaining active for all 58 years of the chorus' existence. She traveled to competitions in the U.S. and Canada.

Genealogy was also more than a hobby. As a member of the Vermont-Canadian Genealogical Society, Joan researched generations of family roots including in Quebec and Ireland. She also served as a member of the school board at Rice Memorial High School in South Burlington.

Joan is survived by her son Joe Flynn and his wife Karen McCloud of South Hero, VT; sister Sandra Viele and her husband James of Prescott, Arizona; brother-in-law Sumner (Shimmy) Cohen of Milton, VT; grand-daughter Kathleen (Katie) Flynn of Mystic, CT; grandson Harrison Flynn and his wife Alexis of Grand Isle, VT; grandson Nigel Flynn and his wife Ilish of Calgary, Alberta; and great grand-daughters Piper, Isla and Murphy. She was predeceased by her parents Joe and Mabel, her sister Joyce and many relatives.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Holy Family Church in Essex Junction on Friday February 27, at 11:00am. Burial will follow in Resurrection Park Cemetery in So. Burlington.

The family wishes to recognize and thank the dedicated and caring staff at Green Mountain Nursing Home, the nurses and doctors at UVM Health Center, and the amazing people at the McClure-Miller Respite House who provided unending compassion and care in Joan's last days.

In lieu of flowers please consider a gift to the McClure-Miller Respite House, 3113 Roosevelt Highway Colchester, VT 05446.