Obituary of Joyce Dowhaniuk

DOWHANIUK, Joyce Esther January 30, 1934 – August 22, 2025 On Friday, August 22, 2025, Joyce Dowhaniuk of Vegreville, Alberta passed away at the age of 91 years. Joyce is survived by her loving children: Yolanda Dowhaniuk (Biermann) along with her daughters Justine (Devon) and Kyndra; Brad (Renee) Dowhaniuk and their sons Andrew (Jessica) and Nicholas (Katie); and Jolene (Eugene) Toth and their children Jori and Megan (Jonathan); great-grandchildren Madden, Silas, Jude and Benji; siblings Ernie Sorochan, Sophie (Tom) Wowdzia, Sonia Ketsa, Ruth Boosenkool and Lillian Fodchuk. She was predeceased by her husband Nestor; parents Nick and Mary Sorochan; brother Nester Sorochan; sister Alyce (Mike) Paranich; two brothers-in-law John Boosenkool and Harry Ketsa. A Memorial Service will be held on Friday, August 29, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Autumn Rose Funeral Home in Vegreville, Alberta with Rev. Laureta Blondin officiating. Private Inurnment to follow in the Riverside Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the “Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta” or the “Heart and Stroke Foundation of Alberta.”