Joyce A. Lancaster (nee Morgan), beloved mother and grandmother, passed away on Thursday, May 12, 2016, at the age of 97.
Joyce was born in Sixpenny Handley, England on Nov. 24, 1918. She worked as a nurse during World War Two in England and after the war served in the British army in India and Kenya.
Joyce met her future husband, Robert L. Lancaster, when he was serving in the Canadian army in England. She was married in Red Deer in 1948.
Joyce and Rob spent the following years in Guelph, Ont., Nelson, B.C., where their four children were born, Abbotsford, B.C. and Surrey, B.C. and finally in Fort Macleod, where they lived for many years. After Rob passed away in 1982 Joyce moved to Calgary.
Joyce is survived by her children, Jill (Brian) McColl, Richard (Nancy) and Duncan (Vikki) and by a son-in-law, Thomas Erdman (Betty). She also leaves her precious grandchildren, Ian and Karen McColl, Torey and Tamara Erdman, Eric Lancaster and Kent and Colin Lancaster.
Joyce is also survived by three nieces, Anne Sanders, Sandra and Karen Murray and nephew, Ian Perrett, in England.
Joyce was predeceased by her daughter, Mary Erdman, in 1995.
The family wish to thank the staff of Staywell Manor for their care and support of Joyce for the last four years.