Joyce Eileen (McGuckin) McELROY
September 14, 1929 – February 9, 2024
Joyce was born in Empress, AB, second daughter of Wilber (Mack) and Helen “Nellie” (Wilson) McGuckin. She grew up on a ranch near Cavendish, AB and attended school there and in Empress. This was a district for which she had a lifelong affection and often revisited. In 1951 she moved with her parents to the Maryland district near Calgary, AB. After working at the Calgary Herald and the City of Calgary, she married Morton McElroy in 1957 and lived happily on the farm at Chestermere for nearly 67 years. She enjoyed her involvement in the community and on the farm. She attended First Baptist Church in Calgary and made many friends there. She was predeceased by her parents, her sister Helen, brother and sister-in-law L.C. and Leo McGuckin, and brother-in-law and sister-in-law Hector and Helen McElroy. She is survived by her beloved family, son Donald, daughter Eileen (Warren Clayton), grandchildren Heather and Kent Clayton, niece Donna Mae Hight of Boulder, CO, nephew Ron (Monica) McGuckin of Lyons, CO, and their families and by the McElroy nieces and nephews, Carol, George, Arthur, Matthew and Debra and their families. Many thanks to the staff at Chinook Hospice for their compassionate care. A Memorial service to be held in early July. In lieu of flowers, friends may make a donation to the charity of their choice. Expressions of sympathy may be forwarded to the family via the website www.fostersgardenchapel.ca.
