Joyce Irene Kendall
April 12, 2025
As published in the April 21, 2025 World-Spectator
The family of Joyce Irene Kendall is sad to announce her peaceful passing on April 12, 2025 at the age of 83 with family by her side.
Joyce was born on her parents’ farm north of Wapella, Saskatchewan. Joyce was always in her own words a “Prairie Chicken” and loved living in Saskatchewan. In her youth she loved to ride the farm horses bareback and spend time with all her cousins.
She lived in several different cities and towns over the years ending up in Saskatoon, “The Paris of the Prairies.” Although her husband Dennis and her enjoyed their yearly trips down south to Arizona for the winter, they also looked forward to coming home to the long summer days of the Prairies and seeing all their kids, grandkids and great-grand kids.
Joyce loved family and family history, becoming a member of the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society and worked diligently on documenting the family history researching both her parents’ lineage (Nixon/Brown) publishing the “Nixon From Cumberland to Canada” and “Brown-Bell From the Sound of Bow-Bells to Canada.”
She was predeceased by her parents Roy and May Nixon of Wapella, Sask. and husband Dennis Kendall of Saskatoon, step-son Don Kendall and step-son-in-law Joseph Toner.
She is survived by her children Kevin (Chris) Murtagh, Kim (Gord) Murtagh-Watson and Jo-Ann McKenna (Ron Roy), six grandchildren: Tara, Janelle, Hursel, Goldie, Reece, Marielle; and six great-grandchildren—Brayden, Maya, Jack, Emmett, Rochelle, and Lilly. As well as step-children, Sandra Toner and Brian Kendall and step-grandchildren, Aaron, Tyler, and Ryan
At Joyce’s request, there will be no service and a gravesite interment with family and friends will be held at a later date.
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