Joyce Dean passed away peacefully at home on March 7, 2023, at the age of 90.
Joyce was predeceased by her husband, Ken Dean. Joyce was born in England and moved to Kamloops as a teen at the end of WWII. Joyce graduated from Kam High and began working in the TB ward at Tranquille Hospital. She was entrepreneurial and had many interests, accomplishments and hobbies. She enjoyed playing darts and lawn bowling, and she loved dancing, singing and entertaining. She, her husband and a group of talented friends created a vaudeville-style show known as the Silver Follies. Joyce was a very loving, affectionate and kind person who always listened to everyone without judgment.
She is survived by two children, Robert Lyon and Deborah Caspar, as well as three grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, cousins and a godson. Others who were family to Joyce were Maryann Corea, Pamela and Steve Jenson, their three children, Wendy Escamilla and many good friends.
