Joyce E. Paget

Friday, Apr. 24, 2015

SANTA CLARA — Joyce E. Paget, 86, passed away April 11, 2015. 

Paget was born Oct. 19, 1928 to John and Martha Schwartz in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. She worked as a stenographer in a typing pool working for the armed forces and assisting returning World War II vets and at Megan Medical Clinic as a medical transcriber. She  became active after retirement as a volunteer at Dixie Regional Medical Center, sang in the choir and was a member of the women’s group at St. George Parish, as well as the local Al-Anon organization.

Paget was preceded in death by husband Edward J. Paget; sons John and Ted; granddaughter Danielle Paget-Portillo; her parents and brother Danny Schwartz. 

Paget is survived by six children: Joy (John) Roberts, David Paget, Debra (Tim) Hoover, Michael and Peter Paget and Jane (Andy) Skerritt; 17 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; sisters Shelia Trylinski and Diane Cherwinski; and brother Ed Schwartz.

A funeral Mass was celebrated at the St. George Catholic Church.