Joyce Adelaide Bryan Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Joyce Adelaide Bryan passed away on Jun 2, 2022 at Creekview Assisted Living in Pleasanton, CA at age 88 from complications of heart disease and diabetes. She was born in Perle, MN to Adolph and Oline Sanford. The family moved to CA in 1943 and settled in Alameda. Joyce attended Alameda High, where she met, fell in love and married her high school sweetheart, Gerald M. (Jerry) Bryan. The two purchased a new home in Union City, where they raised their two children and remained their entire married life. Joyce worked several different jobs over the years but spent the last 20 years of her career at Wells Fargo Bank in Hayward, where she made many lifelong friendships. She loved to travel and enjoyed numerous trips to Hawaii, several cruises, two European trips and many more local destinations around CA and the US. For many years the family enjoyed yearly summer camping trips with the neighborhood to Blue Lake in Ukiah, CA. After retirement she and Jerry purchased a motorhome and joined several travel clubs. They enjoyed weekends away at campgrounds and took several longer trips to SoCal, AZ and cross-country. She was an animal lover and game enthusiast and belonged to several game clubs including Bingo and Bunko. Joyce was preceded in death by her parents, Adolph and Oline Sanford, brother, Arvid Sanford and her beloved husband of 47 years, Jerry. She is survived by her children, Keith Bryan (and wife, Lynn) of Brentwood, CA and Vickie Bottero (and husband, Matthew) of Pleasanton, CA. She also leaves behind 4 grandchildren – Kelly Bryan, Holly Hayes (Brandon), Emily Tyler (Scott) and Bryan Bottero. Nana will also be missed by her 5 great grandchildren – Madison, Brooklynn, Gavin and Camryn Hayes and Avery Tyler. Friends and family are invited to pay their respects at Chapel of the Chimes, 32992 Mission Blvd., Hayward, CA 94544. A visitation will be held on Wed, Jun 22 from 4:00 – 7:00 pm and Memorial services will be held on Thurs, Jun 23 at 1:00 pm. Graveside services will immediately follow at 2:15 pm.

Joyce Adelaide Bryan

June 13, 1933 - June 2, 2022