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Joyce Baldwin Obituary

OLEAN - Joyce Baldwin, 98, of 414 Prospect Ave., passed away on Dec. 8, 2020, at her home, following a lengthy illness, with her loving son, Gordon, by her side.

Joyce was born on Dec. 19, 1921, in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada and was a daughter of Frank and Edith Dicker Chapman.

Joyce's parents left England for Canada in 1912 and they both passed away, due to the Spanish flu, within the same week in 1929. Joyce was orphaned at that time, at the age of 6 years old, and was on her own at the young age of 12.

On Feb. 3, 1945, in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada, she married her husband of 37 years, Staff Sergeant Clarence T. Baldwin, while he was stationed there. He predeceased her on March 15, 1982.

They moved to the states shortly after their marriage, and then to Olean, in 1947. Joyce worked at the 40 Minute Laundry for three years, before going to work at W.T. Grant's, as the manager of the lunch counter, for 20 years.

She was a member of the Christ United Methodist Church. Joyce volunteered for Meals on Wheels, the Senior League and many other places in Olean. She also enjoyed traveling to Alberta and British Columbia, Canada many times.

Joyce is survived by a beloved son, Gordon H. Baldwin; two grandsons, Charles and Edward Baldwin; and several nieces and nephews.

Along with her loving husband and parents, Joyce was predeceased by a son, Dale C. Baldwin in 2013; two brothers, William L. Chapman in 2004 and Jasper Chapman in 2002; and a sister, Ann L. Wilson in 2005.

Friends will be received from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday (Dec. 19, 2020) in the Letro-McIntosh-Spink Funeral Home Inc., 646 E. State St., Olean, at which time funeral and committal services will be held. The Rev. Ronald Isaman will officiate. Burial will be at Mount View Cemetery, Veteran's Field of Honor, in Olean.

Online condolences may be made at LetroMcIntoshSpinkFuneralHome.com.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Home Care & Hospice, 1225 W. State St., Olean, NY 14760.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Olean Times Herald from Dec. 12 to Dec. 15, 2020.

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Deborah Griffith Sechrist

December 16, 2020

Gordon, So sorry to see your Mom has passed, I remember her so fondly working for her at the lunch counter, she was a sweet lady. Love and blessings to you.

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