My Auntie Ruth foud this article the other day that sums up Grandmas pre-retirement days.

Joyce was my mother in law since 1980. She was a woman who dedicated herself to her family. She worked hard and she always welcomed all of us into her home where the door was always unlocked. Sundays were the day we got together for family dinner.

As grandchildren started arriving she would take care of them whenever we needed. Matthew and Jackie spent many evening with their grandma.

The things we will cherish is all the stories she would tell with great detail about her life as a child. She had the most amazing memory.

My dish clothes she has made will be used for years to come and every time will remind me of how special she was. Joyce will have a place in my heart forever. Love you always and forever

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Grandma was a fiercely strong, independent woman. She loved her family more than anything. I think I got the gift of gab from her, I tried to call her often on my way to work. Her stories would always make me think. She loved her books and she was as sharp as a tack even at my last visit with her.

She was so pragmatic and logical and I still can hear her voice in the back of my mind when I am getting a good deal or thrifting a new item. As a child I remember sleepovers at her house, often with other cousins, she always had a 2ltr bottle of sprite or ginger ale and she never put limits on how much we could drink, well, until one grandkid peed the bed.

I have a healthy collection of tea towels that I have been saving until the other ones really need to go, I am pretty sure these tea towels are indestructible. I have enjoyed looking through her old letters and newspaper clippings she would send in the snail mail. She was always thinking of others.

Grandma would share stories of the old days, I just loved hearing about it. I will miss her stories most of all. I heard the same ones many times, but as I experienced more life, I learned a new lesson from them each time I heard them.

I could never be as patient, content and pragmatic as her, but I carry those ideas with me as I grow.

"be the things you loved most about the people who are gone"

love always

I am a close friend of Joyce's granddaughter, Jackie Kennedy, and have known Joyce for most of my life. Some of my most cherished memories of Joyce include her dedication to her work at Polo Park well beyond retirement age, hosting Sunday dinners with her family at her home, and her deep affection for the St James area, particularly her grand, beautiful house which she maintained all on her own with pride. Even in her final days, Joyce remained a strong, fierce, independent yet loving lady. She has imparted these values to her granddaughter Jackie and great-great-granddaughter Halle. She will be missed. A donation to dreamfactory has been made in her honour and her love for all of her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Joyce was my late mom Molly's favourite and dearest friend. They talked on the phone for hours and if they could do it in person, even better. I got to know Joyce as well. She could and did tell the funniest stories and I still have a collection of her hand made dishcloths. I extend my deepest sympathy to Joyce's loved ones. She loved and was so proud of you all.

My mom was the best, she helped me raise my childre, loved me through some tiring times and doted on her grand and great grandchildren. I will miss our daily calls and visits. You loved me for my whole life and I will love you for the rest of my life.

love always your daughter Ruth