Joyce Ann Gangle

1936 - 2021

Joyce Ann Gangle (Markov-Anttila)
September 24, 1936 - December 6, 2021
Fairfield Glade, Tennessee - Joyce Ann Gangle (Markov-Anttila) of Fairfield Glade, TN passed away peacefully on December 6, 2021 under care of Avalon Hospice at Uplands Village Wellness Center in Pleasant Hill, TN.
Joyce was born on September 24, 1936 in Tucson, AZ to Lloyd and Ruth Gangle. Early in her life the family moved to Ohio before moving to Merced, Ca where she spent her formative years and graduated from Merced High School in 1955. She remained in Merced for 4 years, during which she worked for an attorney and got married. In 1959 she and her husband moved to Sacramento, CA where she worked for an engineering firm. In 1970 she began working at the newly opened Consumnes River College (CRC), serving as an Administrative Assistant for Humanities and Social Sciences. In the mid 1970's she became divorced and starting taking night courses at CRC and extension courses at UC Berkeley in order to obtain a lifetime California Community Colleges' Instruction Credential. Subsequently, she taught nightly courses in keyboarding and formatting at CRC while maintaining her full time Administrative Assistant position. In 1990 she moved to the San Francisco Bay area to join her future husband, Peter Anttila and started working for Mission College in Santa Clara as Confidential Executive Assistant to the Vice President of Instruction. She married Peter Anttila in 1992 and retired from Mission College in 2000. Shortly after her husband's retirement in 2002, the couple moved from Half Moon Bay to Fairfield Glade. During the last 19 years the couple enjoyed playing golf, the activities and friends in Fairfield Glade, traveling, timesharing, and going on international cruises.
She is survived by her husband, Peter Anttila, her son, Michael Markov (Jeffrey), in Auburn, CA; her sister, Betty Thomas, in Findlay, OH; her brother, David Gangle, in Albany, OR; stepdaughter, Cory Anttila, in El Dorado Hills, CA; along with two step grandchildren Erin Huff and Zachory Huff (Amanda) and two great grandchildren Piper Huff and Jeremiah Huff in California. She is preceded in death by her parents, her sister Dolores Lundy, and brother Richard Gangle.