She would travel far and wide with Frank for a dance that played music “… you could dance to.” Her favorite song has always been Sentimental Journey. She had a beautiful singing voice, and she played the piano and ukulele. Her children became very good at making Kleenex flowers in various colors. There were often stacks of Tupperware containers filled with squares that were not to be touched by her family because, “They were for the Lions Hall.” She was a strong supporter of Berwick Gala Days and most years could be seen on a float acting “the fool” with her equally foolish friends. She was a Lionette in the Berwick Lions Club, serving as Head Lionette for many years she worked in the kitchen at the various functions put on by the Berwick Lions Club. Joan was an avid curler and a member of the Berwick Curling Club. She could make anything from date squares and chocolate cookies to bread and rolls to turkey dinners or what ever recipe she could find in a magazine and later, what Frank found for her on the internet. She loved to try her hand at meals from other cultures. Ultimately, the family favorites were her handknit socks which she knit up until a couple months before her death. There is evidence of her tole painting and cross stitch skills in many of her children’s and grandchildren’s homes. When clothing her four children was no longer a necessity, she took up many other crafts. Joan was a talented seamstress and knitter. Frank and Joan spent winters in Florida later in life. In 1972, she travelled to England and Scotland with Frank, her two eldest, Ric and Sue, and a close family friend, John Hiltz. In the early years of marriage, they travelled to many baker’s conventions as representatives of the Berwick Bakery. They travelled from one end of North America to the other visiting family and seeing the vast sights. She enjoyed travelling with Frank in their camper trailer. They lived in Berwick on Maple Ave for most their 70 years of marriage. She married Frank Oliver Bezanson in May of 1950. Joan worked with her mother, Birdie, in Robinson’s Speciality Shop also in Kentville. After attending Waterville School and Kings County Academy, Joan enrolled at the Mack Business College in Kentville.

Born on August 18, 1930, to Hedley Rupert and Birdie (Gillis) Banks in Waterville.

Betty Joan (Banks) Bezanson, age 91, passed away at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville on April 13, 2022.

Que sera sera ukulele