Joyce  CAUGHY (Formerly Wendland) (nee Thomas)

Obituary of Joyce Lorraine CAUGHY (Formerly Wendland) (nee Thomas)

April 18, 1937 – Pine Falls, Manitoba
August 1, 2020 – Calgary, Alberta

Joyce Caughy, beloved wife of, Gordon Caughy of Okotoks, AB, passed away on Saturday, August 1, 2020 at the age of 83 years.

Joyce was born in Pine Falls, Manitoba on April 18, 1937.
She moved to Edmonton, AB in 1955, where she met Emil Wendland, and married him in 1957. After Emil’s passing in 1991, Joyce married Gordon Caughy in 1993.

Joyce loved music, particularly Blue Grass, and was a talented musician on both the guitar and fiddle. She enjoyed playing and sharing her passion for music with friends and family, and would often attend festivals and events performing with Gordon, across many places in North America.

Besides her loving husband and his family Brent and Dean (Gillian and Derek) of B.C., Joyce is survived by her daughters, Karen (Darrell) and Maureen (Brent); her sons, Kevin and Dean (Dixie); her grandchildren, Sandy (Brock), David (Andrea), Leanne, Jacob, Lindsay (Travis), Rachel, and Hallie; and her great-grandchildren, Madison, Chase, Alecia, Sophie, and Miles; and numerous close friends and relatives.

Other than her first husband, Joyce was predeceased by her mother Eleanor, father Harold, brother Lloyd, and grandson Darren.

Condolences, memories and photos may be shared and viewed on Joyce’s obituary at www.McInnisandHolloway.com.

In living memory of Joyce Caughy, a tree will be planted in the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area by McINNIS & HOLLOWAY FUNERAL HOMES, Fish Creek, 14441 BANNISTER ROAD SE, CALGARY, AB T2X 3J3, Telephone: 403-256-9575.
 

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