Joyce Hoover

Joyce was born on Februarys 26, 1933 to Ernest and Rose (Gaudette) Short in Yakima, WA. She attended St. Joseph’s Academy until the 11th Grande, then she moved to Naches, WA. There she graduated in 1952. That year they moved bacl to Yakima, where she worked for Lantz Hardware. Later, she worked at Newberry’s. Joyce worked there until she married Erwin “Ed” Hoover who was on the Wenatchee Police Force. They were married July 3, 1954 in Yakima at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. They made their home in Wenatchee their entire married life. In 1963, Joyce and Ed adopted Michael Curtis Hoover Then, in 1965, they adopted Mary Lynn (Hoover) Riffe. Joyce and Ed lost Michael on January 10, 1978 at the age of 14and ½ years in a shooting accident. On July 3, 2004, they celebrated their 50th Wedding Anniversary. They were married 57 years when Ed died August 8, 2008. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband; her son; her parents, Rose and Ernest; her brother, Albert Short; and her sister, Marilyn Short. She is survived by her daughter, Mary Lynn Riffe of Post Falls, ID; two sisters, Donna Rose Sandvig of The Dalles, OR and Celina May Walker of Richalnd, WA; and several nieces and nephews. Joyce was a member of the VFW #3617 in East Wenatchee, the Marine Corps League Aux #185 in Spokane, Purple Heart Aux 407, and E-2-5 Korean Marine Family. She was active in M.C. H “Toys for Tots” for many years. While in Wenatchee, she worked for Wards and later J.J. Newberry’s until they went out of business. That is when they adopted Michael and Joyce was a stay at home mom. Joyce and Ed enjoyed camping and traveling until it became difficult for ED. They went to several Memoriams with the company Ed fought with in Korea (E-2-5 Marines). They traveled all over the United States, from coast to coast and to Hawaii. They took a trip to Korea in 1993 by invitation of the Korean Government to be their guest at a anniversary homecoming of the Veterans of the Korean War. Joyce’s life will be celebrated on Friday, December 1st at 11:00 am at Jones & Jones – Betts Memorial Chapel in Wenatchee. Interment will follow at Wenatchee City Cemetery.

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Joyce Hoover

February 26, 1933 - November 25, 2023