Charlotte Joyce Johnston

Charlotte "Joyce" Johnston was born on July 24, 1927, to Dave and Vera Patterson at home in the Helston District. She passed peacefully in her sleep on Sept. 7, 2023 at Boundary Trails Hospital in Winkler, Man. Joyce married Robert William Johnston on Oct. 23, 1948 and they raised 4 sons.                                               

Left to mourn her passing are sons Alan (Joan), Andy (Debbie), Larry (Francyne), grandchildren Stephen,  Ryan, Justin, Sandra (Adam), great grandchildren Rylene and Haydn, sisters Norma Wiebe, Catherine Smith, brothers Alex (Elsie), Alan, Frank (Joan), brother in law John Uhrin, numerous nieces and nephews and their families.                                                 

"Grandma" said she had spent her whole life living with a veteran. Her dad, David served in WWI and her husband Bob served in WWII.  She joined the Legion Ladies Auxillary 110 in Gladstone in 1969 and enjoyed cooking and baking for events, working at bingo and playing bingo as well.                             

Joyce enjoyed traveling, refinishing old furniture (and building some) sewing, knitting, and crocheting. Many people were the recipients of some of her beautiful and practical pieces.               

Joyce was pre-deceased by her parents Dave and Vera, her husband Bob and youngest son Ken, sisters Jean Uhrin, Alice and her husband Grant, Rita and her husband Jip, brothers Robbie and his wife Esther, Donald and his wife Lena, Jim and his wife Jean, brothers-in-law Grenville Smith and Bill Wiebe, sister-in-law Joan (Chandler) Patterson.                                 

REST IN PEACE MOM, GRANDMA, GREAT GRANDMA