Mar 7, 2018
It is with great sadness that the family of Joyce Irene Greenaway announces that she passed away on March 7th, surrounded by her family.
Survived by her sons Gordon (Gail), Brian (Faye), Dean and daughter Shelley (Tony), grandchildren Aimee (Chris), Aaron (Kailee), Slade (Michelle), Michael (Joelle) and Jaila (Scotty), great grandchildren Ruby, John, Hadley and William, and sister Diane (Gerry).
Predeceased by Ernest her loving husband of 68 years, brother Ross, and parents Jack and Gladys Chaloner.
Joyce was born in Kamsack, Saskatchewan on Aug. 16, 1929. After moving to Nanaimo In 1947 she met her future husband at a local roller rink. They married the following year and had four children.
Together Joyce and Ernie established the Greenaway Sand & Gravel Company. They made a great team and ran the successful company for over four decades.
In recent years, she enjoyed spending time with Ernie at their log home in the South Okanagan.
Service to be held at Sands Funeral Chapel, 1 Newcastle Avenue, Nanaimo, BC, Saturday March 17, 2018 at 11:00.
Sands Funeral Chapel