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Joyce Elaine White
1944-2024
Joyce Elaine
White
It is with great sadness that we mourn the
passing of Joyce Elaine (nee MacDonald) White May 13, 2024, at
5:45 am. She
was surrounded with love and support as family held her hands while
still trying to grasp the loss of her husband Blair just weeks prior.
Joyce was the beloved wife of the late Blair
White. Dear mother to their daughters Shelley (David)
Morrison, Tanya (Sean) Gilchrest, Tracie (Dale) Hardy. Cherished
Grandmother of Joshua (Jessica) Morrison, William Morrison (Bailey),
Caleb Morrison (Eve), Zack Morrison (Eva), Isabella White, Robyn Hardy
(Costner and stepson Jaxon), Jaymes Hardy (Jaida), Logan Hardy, Brett
Hardy. Treasured great-grandmother to Lincoln and Maverick Morrison.
Loving sister of Ward (Diane)
MacDonald.
Predeceased by her husband Blair White.
Her parents Roderick and Isabel (nee Alexander) MacDonald.
Her sisters Mary Green and Betty Myers along with numerous
friends that have left us too
soon.
Joyce was born in Campbellton, New Brunswick on
April 5, 1944. She grew up in Dalhousie Junction, NB.
Joyce was a hard worker and did well in school.
She was very social which would keep her parents
on their toes. Joyce was proud of her first jobs at Willet
Fruit Company and an automotive company APM. She was excited
to spend her hard-earned money one year on a Christmas gift
for her younger brother. She purchased a small transistor
radio for him, but she loved the radio so much that at night she would
sneak into his room to borrow it. It wasn’t long
before she attempted to sneak in only to discover he had tied
a string to his bed that was attached to a gift he received from
Santa. It would launch plastic bullets at any target that
entered his room. Joyce learned quickly she
couldn’t sneak in to borrow his gift. This would
however mark the beginning of her enjoyment of giving gifts
to the people she loved.
Joyce discovered at a young age she loved hosting
a party. While in her teen years, her parents and younger
siblings were out of town, but her mother decided to return home a day
early. Her mothers intuition was correct, and the house
party Joyce was hosting came to an abrupt end. This did not
deter Joyce from hosting parties in the future. She would
spend her lifetime planning and hosting gatherings for many
occasions over the years including Grey Cup, Mystery Dinners
and Boat themed parties just to name a few. She always
enjoyed a party with family and friends and loved having a
great time.
Early into adulthood Joyce attended a dance where
she caught the eye of a young banker who was recently
transferred to Campbellton. Joyce didn’t
give him the time of day at the dance. However, as
fate would have it the next day while walking to work the same young
man happened to be driving by. As she kept walking,
he drove slowly beside her asking her on a date. She was
going to be late for work so finally agreed to a date with
him. This young man would end up being her future husband
Blair. As their dating relationship became more
serious, Joyce agreed to travel with him to his home province
of Prince Edward Island to meet his family. Blair told Joyce
that she would require a passport to travel to the island.
She asked how she would obtain one and Blair told her that
if she gave him the fee for the document that he would take care of it
for her. Eager to meet his family, Joyce gave
him the money. When they departed for the trip
Joyce asked about her island passport and Blair assured her that he
took care of it. As they were driving onto the ferry to
cross over to the island Joyce questioned when they would have to show
their passport. Blair informed her that he guessed they
didn’t have to because the man must know him since he was
waving them onto the ferry. Joyce was content with this
answer. It wasn’t until years later into their
marriage she would learn a passport was not required and that
Blair just wanted gas money for the trip. They would laugh
about this throughout their marriage, and it wouldn’t be the
last time Blair would tease and play a joke on her.
Joyce and Blair were married in 1966 and began
their life together. Blairs bank career would soon transfer
them to Berwick NS where their first daughter Shelley was born. A
couple years later they were transferred to Harbour
Breton NFLD and then back to Yarmouth NS where their second daughter
Tanya was born. Once expecting their third child, her husband began a
new career in PEI so that they could settle down in one place.
They moved back to Murray River PEI and soon after they
purchased a family home in Sherwood PEI just in time for their
daughter Tracie to be born.
With 3 daughters and settling into their
new home, Joyce began a job at a library. She spent the next
2 years spending many late nights studying and writing tests that
enabled her to be hired with Public Works and Government Services
Canada. Joyce would continue to study and work hard
throughout her working years to be successful in her career with the
Federal Government.
Joyce spent many years juggling her career while
enjoying family life. She enjoyed many years of camping
around the island with friends and family. S he enjoyed crocheting,
knitting and ceramic painting classes. She loved to bowl and
was so proud when she won bowling trophies. She enjoyed
playing cards and in her final years loved playing solitaire on her I
pad. Joyce and Blair were members of the PEI
motorcycle touring club where she had many great memories of planning
the motorcycle rallies and even travelling on their motorcycle to
Tennessee. Joyce loved to go to the lobster suppers
but she especially loved her «junk food».
She loved Christmas and would always prepare more than
enough food and go over the top for any family gathering.
Although Joyce could not swim and was nervous around water,
she married a man who absolutely loved it. Joyce sacrificed
her fears of water so that they could enjoy different boats they owned
throughout the years with family and friends creating everlasting
memories.
Joyce would find her life come to a halt when she
was diagnosed with Cancer at the young age of 48. Joyce
began treatments but after 3 months there was more cancer than when
they started. They then realized she had a second cancer
that was more aggressive. Her treatment plan
for Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma stage 4B began but would soon end
as she was told to get her «affairs in order» as
they exhausted all treatment they could do for her on the island.
Joyce assured them she was a fighter and was willing to do
anything. They transferred her to Princess Margaret Hospital
in Toronto, Ontario where she began extreme treatments of radiation
and chemotherapy along with experimental drugs to prepare her for an
autologous bone marrow transplant. She faced the treatments
head on as a guinea pig with nothing to lose. She received
the transplant, but her odds of survival were extremely low.
She was a fighter. After a few more months she was
transferred back to Halifax, NS as an outpatient where she
would still receive the health care she required. Weeks
later she was able to transfer back home to PEI where she would slowly
heal enough to enjoy life once again. She eventually
returned to work for a trial period but her health was still poor and
her body too weak for her to continue so she took an early retirement.
Her husband who stood by her side throughout her treatments
took an early retirement as well so that they could enjoy life as
snowbirds in Florida while she healed and went into remission.
Although she was not able to live life fully and healthy,
she was a medical miracle.
Joyce enjoyed her winters in Florida
with family and friends. They enjoyed going on cruises, many
«happy hours» and most of all she enjoyed Florida
shopping. Shopping would be a year-round activity for Joyce
but she was excited for a good sale and especially ecstatic if she had
a coupon. She was nicknamed «click-click»
– the sound the old payment machine would make while sliding over
her credit card. She enjoyed many «girls
shopping trips» and when too sick to shop in person she
discovered and mastered the home shopping network. Her
shopping went hand in hand with her love of gift giving and
she found great joy in surprising her loved ones with gifts that she
would put a lot of thought into. However, when she received
a present herself, she could never wait for the surprise and had been
known to unwrap her gift from under the tree, rewrap it and
then try to act surprised when she opened it.
One of her best gifts in life was her
many years in remission after her cancer battle.
However she would insist that her biggest gifts in
life were her grandchildren that she enjoyed more than anything else.
She often said her first grandson, who was born just prior
to her cancer diagnosis was what got her through and was the reason
she lived. Over the next number of years she would be given
8 more reasons why she fought so hard to survive. She was
grateful to be able to enjoy her 9 grandchildren. Her title
of «Cancer Survivor» was now a new title of Grammie,
but her first grandchild pronounced it «Mammie» and
so from then forward she was known as Mammie not only by her
grandchildren but everyone who knew her.
In 2006 her life would change once again, and she
would hear the words «get your affairs in order» for
the second time when she was diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure.
It was most likely a result of the experimental
treatments/drugs given years prior for cancer treatments.
She was still a fighter, but her health decline would
dictate the end of their snowbird years in Florida but she was still
able to enjoy a few vacations down south. It also
didn’t stop her from enjoying their trailer at
«Green Acres» while also enjoying time on their boat
and continuing to make memories with family and friends.
Joyce kept battling her health decline but would
receive another health blow with an additional diagnosis of Renal
Failure. She would hear those same words for the third time
«get your affairs in order». Upon this
diagnosis, Joyce now had another 2 reasons to fight with the addition
of 2 great grandchildren to the family that were her pride and joy.
Joyce was not able to walk far but she almost had a skip in
her step rushing to greet her great grandsons Lincoln and Maverick
when they would arrive.
With Joyces health declining, she would find
herself faced with her husbands Dementia diagnosis. She
continued to fight while simultaneously trying to
accept and watch her husbands health journey. It
was sad for her to witness his decline. The next few years
would be challenging for both of them, but they still managed to
squeeze in some family boat trips and getaways with friends.
She continued to fight her health battles, but
her health fought back when she received yet
another diagnosis of a blood disorder. In her final
year an additional diagnosis of MDS and breast cancer would be the
heaviest of loads for her. In recent months she would
continuously tell family and friends that she couldn’t
believe she was going to be turning 80 years old. It seemed
like yesterday she did not think she would get to celebrate her
50th birthday.
But she fought hard to get there. She fought for
decades. She never gave up. She fought to keep living in her
final days and hours and even in her final breath as she squeezed our
hands ever so tightly.
There will be a graveside service for both Joyce
and her husband Blair on Saturday June
29 at 11:00 am at the Sherwood Cemetary. If so
desired, in honor of Joyce, donations may be made to the Heart and
Stroke Association of Canada or the Canadian Cancer Society.
Joyce received many blood transfusions throughout her health
battles. Please consider supporting the Canadian Blood
Services.
The family wish to express their appreciation and
gratitude to the staff at Atlantic Baptist who were
incredibly kind and caring for Joyce in her brief time there.
Special thanks to the many Doctors, Nurses and Health Care
Staff who have cared for Joyce for numerous
years.
Joyce is leaving behind an abundance of memories.
Her thoughtfulness has touched many over the years. Her
determination and strong will to survive is admired by all of
us. As we remember Joyce, we remember
her resilience and strength to battle any health challenge and
diagnosis she faced. She would encounter
the temptation to give up multiple times but she never did.
She was brave. Her bravery did not mean
she was not fearful. She has taught us to be courageous,
even if we are afraid.
«Courage is not having the strength to
go on; it is going on when you don’t have the
strength»
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