Joyce M. Cholka

Born on March 6, 1923 to Darrell and Mary Dickinson in St. Paul, Minnesota, her life of 91 years was like the quilts she loved to sew – bits and pieces, joy and sorrow and stitched together with love. Joyce passed away on June 6, 2014 while in hospice care at Luther Manor.

Joyce always celebrated the positives and minimized the negatives, accepted people regardless of whom they were and where they came from and had a special place in her heart for literature and music. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in English from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, retired from Badger Mutual Insurance Company and was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church.

Joyce was the widow of John Cholka, mother to Beth Stokes (David), Bruce Cholka (Sherri) and grandmother to Alex Cholka. A memorial service will be held at St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church at 7809 Harwood Avenue, Wauwatosa, on Saturday, June 14, 2014 at 10:00 AM. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until time of service at the church. In lieu of flowers, please send a heartfelt donation to The Salvation Army of Milwaukee County <a href="http://usc.salvationarmy.org/">http://usc.salvationarmy.org/</a> or St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church <a href="http://www.sjtosa.org/">http://www.sjtosa.org/</a>.