Joyce E. Gildner

1930 - 2025

Joyce E. Gildner, 95, formerly of Crawford Creek Road, passed away peacefully July 23, 2025. Friends will be received at the Treusdell Funeral Home in Belfast, New York, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at which time a funeral service will be held. The Rev. Chuck Maine will officiate. Burial will be in Riverside Belfast Cemetery.
Joyce was born March 2, 1930, in Belleville, Town of New Hudson, the daughter of Lynn and Lila Schoonover Mowers. Due to the snow, the doctor could only make it part way, so Joyce's father had to go pick the doctor up with the cutter and the horses.
Joyce and her family shared the family farmhouse with her grandmother, whom she was close to.
She graduated from Cuba Central School, Cuba, New York, in June 1948.
On July 4, 1948, Joyce married the love of her life, Alvin L. Gildner. They were happily married for 53 years, until his passing in November 2001.
Joyce and Alvin resided in the Belfast area until 1978, when they relocated to DeLand.
Joyce was employed at the DeLand Hospital, where she was a baker from 1978 until her retirement in 1992. Upon retiring, Joyce volunteered at the Meals on Wheels kitchen for 18 years, retiring again in 2010.
Joyce loved to garden. You could find her every day tending to her gardens, both inside and outside of her home. In addition, she loved to read and do word-finding puzzles and crosswords. She also enjoyed baking. Her "care" boxes to her boys at Christmastime were legendary!
Joyce was of deep faith, and was a member of Lutheran Church of Providence in Deltona.
She is survived by her four loving sons, Keith (Catherine) Gildner of Franklinville, New York, Dale (Marcy) Gildner of DeLand, Dennis (Ruth) Gildner of Belfast, New York, and Kevin (Claudia) Gildner of Wellsville, New York; 10 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and many many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and three sisters, Helen Cole, Agnes Wesche and Nancy Dickens.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Lutheran Church of Providence, 1696 Providence Blvd., Deltona, FL 32725, or to a charity of choice. Treusdell Funeral Home, 65 Main St., Belfast, NY 14711 is in charge.