Joyce Elaine Ragan passed away peacefully at St. Clare's Hospital in Baraboo on November 4, 2021 at the age of 88.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Saint Cecilia's Catholic Church in Wisconsin Dells, WI on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. with Father Eric Sternberg celebrating. Visitation will be at the church from 9:30 a.m. until the time of Mass at 11:00 a.m.

Joyce was born April 25, 1933 to Frank and Hazel (Peck) Wampler. Joyce attended school in Wisconsin Dells where she graduated as salutatorian of her high school class. After high school, she married William R. Mawbey with whom she had 4 children. They later divorced. In 1966, she married Robert M. Ragan and they were together until his death in 2015. They had 1 daughter. Joyce was an avid reader and watcher of classic movies. She inherited a love of Wisconsin sports from her dad, Frank. She followed the Badgers, Brewers, Bucks, and Packers (especially Brett Favre) with a passion. Love of family was Joyce's greatest attribute. She was a proud and devoted wife, daughter, sister, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was always in attendance at every sporting or school event participated in by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Spending time with her family was her greatest joy. Besides being a mother to her own children, Joyce became a second mother to many other children as she spent many years running an in-home day care. Having those children in her home for many years enabled her to develop many strong relationships lasting until this day. She developed an especially strong bond with Lauren Prellwitz and her mother, Renata.

In her later years she regularly went horseback riding with her good friends Bev Gaedke, Penny Connors and Karen Torgerson. She also became actively involved with the Royal Wranglers 4-H club as their Horse Project Leader. On many occasions she was the driver, pulling the horse trailers to different events. This involvement with horses is especially interesting as she had an incident in her teens which left her deathly afraid of horses. She gradually overcame this fear while working with her youngest daughter, Becky who owned several horses and was heavily involved in equestrian sporting events.

Joyce is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert and great-grandson, Dallas Mawbey. She is survived by her brother, Dennis (Karen) Wampler; children, Bill (Liz) Mawbey, Bob (Wendy) Mawbey, Christine Mawbey, John Mawbey, Becky (Glenn) Choroszy; stepsons, Dennis (Betty) Ragan, Jack Ragan; grandchildren, Shannon Mawbey, Bridget (Jeff) Millard, Josh (Tara) Mawbey, Nicole (Ben) KIng, Michelle Mawbey and great-grandchildren, Jakob Millard, Samuel Millard, Karli Cassity, Patrick Cassity and Lillian Mawbey.

In lieu of flowers donations may be sent to the:

Adams County 4H Horse and Pony Project

C/O Gina Anderson

W14195 State Road 127

Wisconsin Dells WI 53965