Joyce M O'Toole Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Joyce M. O'Toole, 79, passed away in Bountiful, Utah on November 23, 2015. She was born Joyce Mary Maureen Watts on August 7, 1936 in Timmins, Ontario, Canada, only child of Irene Mondoux Watts and Stanley Watts. Joyce was educated at Holy Family School and Timmins High. She enjoyed spending time with her friends at the Esquire Grill, Ellis Cafe, Kresge's (the equivalent of Woolworth's in America) and the Fern Cottage, where she always ordered a coke and "chips" with gravy (known as Poutine in Canada). She was an usherette at the Victory Theatre, and later worked at the Mattagami Hotel behind the reservation desk. It was while working at the Mattagami Hotel in July 1959 that Joyce met Bernard (Barney) O'Toole from Heber City, Utah. They were married six weeks later at the Church of the Nativity in Timmins. During their fifty-five year marriage, Barney and Joyce lived in Greenwich, Connecticut (where their only child Deborah was born), Newgulf, Texas; Tooele, Utah; Danville, California and Reno, Nevada before finally settling in Bountiful, Utah in 1980. Also during that time, Joyce worked at Nevada Bank & Trust in Reno, and later at Walker Bank (aka First Interstate & Wells Fargo) in Salt Lake City and Bountiful. Joyce was preceded in death by both her parents and her husband Barney, who passed away in 2014. She is survived by her daughter Deborah O'Toole, sister-in-law Delores O'Toole, brother-in-law Jack O'Connor, many nieces and nephews, as well as several dear friends. Joyce is also survived by her grand-dog Rainee and grand-cat Kiki, whom she loved to bits. Special thanks to Joyce's caregivers over the past year, including Lisa, Colleen, Caroline, Margaret, Analy, Faith, Ashley, Andie and Peg, and to the entire staff at Brighton Hospice who treated Joyce with great care, dignity and respect until the end. A viewing for Joyce will take place at Probst Family Funeral Home in Midway, Utah on Monday, November 30, 2015 at 11:00am. Interment will follow at Heber City Cemetery, with a brief sermon conducted by Father Stan from St. Lawrence Catholic Church.

Joyce M O'Toole

August 7, 1936 - November 23, 2015