Joyce Florence Wordsworth (nee Healey) 1920 – 1996

Joyce Wordsworth photo

My mother, Joyce Florence Wordsworth (nee Healey) was born in 1920 in Woolage, England. She passed away in 1996 at the age of 76.

Mom dedicated her life to raising my sister, Hazel, and I.

Her last job was driving a fire truck in World War II in England. She loved her grandchildren Heather, Lisa, Jamie and Jessica. She HATED sailing. Joyce had four heart attacks in 54 days then passed away at the age of 76.

Joyce Florence Healy 5 years old England

This is my mom, Joyce Florence Healy when she was about 5 years old. It was taken in England.

Joyce Florence Healy with sister Peggy 1927

This is Joyce Florence Healy with her baby sister Peggy (my aunt) in 1927.

Peg and Joyce Wordsworth

Here is my mom’s sister Peg (left) with my mom.

Joyce Florence Healy with Rosie at Canvey Island

Here’s mom with her friend Rosie.

Joyce Healy ballerina photo

Here’s mom doing ballet in her youth.

Eilene Wordsworth

This is my mom with Eileen Wordsworth, my Dad Jack’s sister.

Joyce Wordsworth in a garden in 1940

Here’s mom in the garden in England.

Joyce Florence Wordsworth

Here’s one of the rare colour photos of mom, taken in 1942.

Joyce Wordsworth AFS Firefighter

Here’s mom, Joyce Healy, during World War II where she served as a firefighter, seen here with 3 of her friends.

Green Goddess fire truck

This image, from Wikipedia, shows the type of fire truck she would have driven.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_Goddess#/media/File:Green_Goddess_1.jpg

Joyce and Jack Wordsworth Broadstairs September 1947

Here’s Mom and Dad in Broadstairs, after the war. They seem to have a real bounce in their step, which would be easy to understand after 5 years of war.

Here’s another photo of mom and dad in front of a fountain from about the same time, I’m assuming in London.

Marriage of Jack and Joyce Wordsworth

A wedding photo of Dad and Mom, Jack Wordsworth and Joyce Wordsworth (Healey).

John Wordsworths mom and daughter hazel

Here’s mom and her friend June Geoffrey with my sister Hazel as a baby. I’m ‘pretty’ sure this is June, but if anyone visiting the website can clarify I’d love hear from them

The Healy Women and Hazel

Here are the Healey Women. Gramma, Mom, Aunt Peg and Hazel as a baby.

John and Hazel Wordsworth with mom and friends

Another family photo with another family.

Joyce Florence Healy-Wordsworth with young family and John Wordsworth 5 years old

Here’s mom and dad with their young family.

John Wordsworths mother and grandmother

Aunt Peg, Gramma and Mom from the 1970s.

Wordsworth Family photo 1950s

Here’s a Wordsworth Family Portrait, taken in Canada in the 1950s.

John Leonard Wordsworth and family in 1956 in Niagara Falls Ontario

Another family photo, this time from near Niagara Falls.

John Wordsworths mom with friend June Geoffry

Mom with her friend June Geoffry when she visited Canada later in their lives.

mom friend dad niagara falls

Mom and Dad took June to Niagara Falls on the visit.

Jsessica with Nanny Wordworth

Here’s Jessica when she was younger visiting with Mom… ‘Nanny’.

John Wordsworth on sailboat

Here’s mom and me on one of our sailboats, even though she wasn’t a big fan of sailing.