Providence Sister Joan (Ignatius) Matthews, 93, died April 25 in St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.

Born in Ohio, she entered the Sisters of Providence in 1947 and professed final vows on in 1955. She taught music in elementary and high schools in Illinois; Indiana; Maryland; Washington, D.C.; California; and Massachusetts, and she taught music to children with special needs. In 2003, Sister Joan returned to the motherhouse and offered music opportunities to the sisters, with a specialty of sing-alongs. 

In the Archdiocese of Chicago, she taught at St. Mel (1950-1952); St. Francis Xavier, Wilmette (1955); and Immaculate Conception (Talcott Avenue, 1955-1959).