Joan Marion (Corbett) Peters was born on October 15, 1932 to Isabelle Gleason and Robert
Corbett in Denver, CO. She was the oldest of three girls. Joan moved around the Denver metro
area growing up and even lived in the mountains for a time during her high school years. Little
did she know, the boy she sat next to for her 8th grade graduation photo at Fruitdale school
would turn out to be the man she married. She met Jim Peters in elementary school but they
went their separate ways after that 8th grade graduation only to reunite in their early 20’s. They
married on October 22, 1955. They started their married lives in Arvada, CO, where they had
their four sons. They then moved to Laramie, WY where their daughter was born. Joan was a
stay-at-home mom for many years, raising her kids and also running a small home daycare.
When her daughter started first grade she went to work at Laramie Senior High School as a
lunch cook. She became great friends with the women she worked with and enjoyed attending
the retired luncheons that were hosted. Joan was always a caregiver; taking care of her own
family along with relatives, neighbors, friends, and anyone who needed a helping hand. When
Jim started Lake Hattie Construction Joan was right there helping with the books, paperwork,
and payroll while also continuing to work in the lunchroom. She and Jim, along with three of
their sons moved to Florida for work and then to California before returning to Wyoming where
they began retirement. Joan and Jim became snowbirds, spending winters in Arizona and
summers in Wyoming. They returned full-time to Wyoming when Jim became too ill to travel.
After Jim passed Joan spent 17 years as a Foster Grandparent at Indian Paintbrush Elementary
school where she touched the lives of countless students and coworkers. She loved working
with the kids but especially loved being able to see some of her own grandchildren at school
everyday. Joan spent her final years back in Denver to be closer to her daughter. Once again,
she made quick friends with her neighbors and was the helper to many. Joan was diagnosed
with severe dementia in 2025 which led to her passing. Joan will be remembered for her
warmth, kindness, resourcefulness; she could turn a meal for four into a meal for twelve on a
moment’s notice, her humor, and her big, big heart. Joan is preceded in death by her parents,
her sister Bobbie Burcar, and her loving husband Jim. She is survived by her sister, Shirley
(Bernie) Bernall, five children: Matt (Helen), Tim (Judy), Steve (Alyce), Tony (Alicia), and Kelli,
14 grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren; along with several nieces and nephews. A
celebration of life will be held on August 22, 2026 at Alice Hardie Stevens from 1-5 pm.
What a beautiful memorial you wrote about Joan. She was a treasure at Indian Paintbrush putting in the mileage as she walked from classroom to classroom everyone demanded her time because she was exceptional in the way she worked with children, kids loved Grandma Joan and you could tell she loved them right back. She told great stories with such humor, she will be missed.
Matt, Tim, Steve, Tony, Kelli and Families, Joan was treasured by all those privileged to know her. I am blessed to have called Joan my friend. The Peters family is near and dear to me, you are in my prayers. May Joan rest in peace.
Grandma Joan was the BEST! Our girls loved her and I loved her being at IPES. Her heart was something so special! You can't say her name and not smile! A true gift to everyone! Thank you for sharing your mom/grandma with so many!
I am so sorry to hear of Joan's passing. What a sad loss for her family and friends but heaven is rejoicing in her return to God's loving embrace. She was an angel on earth and now is one in heaven. We have several connections from knowing her and her children. The Cocas, and Wrights were blessed to befriend several family members. Our prayers are with you all.