JOYCE, Regina

(Maiden Name: Detlefson)


Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ - Posted: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 - Regina (Detlefson) Joyce, 75, passed away Nov. 13, 2014 in Lake Havasu City after a long battle with cancer. She was born Oct. 19, 1939 in Bellmore, Long Island, N.Y. to John C. and Anne Regina (Donovan) Detlefson. Regina moved to Lake Havasu City in November 2013 to be close to her brother, Bill. She was a member of Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. Regina graduated from Hamburg High School in Hamburg, N.Y. in 1957 and went on to graduate in 1961 from Rosary Hill College in Buffalo, N.Y., with a degree in microbiology. Her career choice was cancer research, starting in Buffalo and later worked in the Baltimore-Washington D.C. area with the Federal Drug Administration. In retirement, she and her late husband, Ronald Joyce, moved to Niceville, Fla. They were both very active in Christ Our Redeemer Catholic Church in Niceville. Regina was a volunteer at the Twin Cities Hospital for 18 years, working in the Intensive Care Unit. Regina is survived by her brother, William Detlefson of Lake Havasu City. She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband of 46 years, Ronald. Services will be in Niceville, Fla. at a later date. Condolences can be sent to the family at www.lakehavasumortuary.com. Arrangements are under the care of Lake Havasu Mortuary and Crematory, 2225 N. Kiowa Blvd.