Date of Birth: June 3, 1942
Date of Death: September 14, 2025
Joyce Hilton (née Loftus), passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025 in Golden Prairie Home in Indian Head at the age of 83 years.
Joyce was born on June 3, 1942 in Lestock, SK. She grew up in East Coulee and Calgary, AB where she met her husband Ron Hilton. They married on June 27, 1964.
Ron and Joyce’s first two daughters were born in Calgary and their third daughter after they moved to Edmonton. The family later moved to Olds, AB where Joyce pursued her Bachelor of Arts degree at Athabasca University and offered all of us an inspiring example of lifelong learning. They eventually moved to Swift Current and Joyce went on to study at the College of Emmanuel and St. Chad in Saskatoon and was ordained as an Anglican priest. Joyce served her first parish in Rosetown/Kyle and then at St. James Anglican Church in Regina.
Joyce’s life was marked by devoted service to both her family and her faith. She took great joy in planning family meals, was an accomplished knitter who created treasured pieces, and was an avid reader who particularly looked forward to reading the annual Giller Prize finalists.
After retiring, Ron and Joyce moved to Indian Head, SK. Joyce was diagnosed with dementia in 2015 and moved into Golden Prairie Home in 2019.
She is survived by her sisters Alanna and Lynn; sister-in-law Brenda; daughters: Robin and partner Steve, Jennifer and partner Greg and Jillian and partner Greg; grandchildren: Chloe, Sophie, Daphne and Graeme; and several nieces and nephews. Joyce was predeceased by her husband Ron; sister Val; brother John; mother Gertie and father John.
Funeral service will be held in St. Paul’s Cathedral in Regina, SK on Saturday, Sept. 27 at 11:00 a.m. with the Very Reverend Father Mike Sinclair. Donations in lieu of flowers may be made to the Alzheimer Society of Canada, 20 Eglington Ave. West, 16th floor, Toronto, ON M4R 1K8.
Online condolences may be made at www.tubmanfh.com
