Joyce Ellen Poginy

Joyce Ellen Poginy, 85, of Newport, Vermont passed away on October 27, 2026 in Newport. She was born on December 15, 1940 in Newport Center, Vermont to Adelor and Ila (Moore) Poginy.

During her early years she worked at the Selbar Weaving in Newport and at a factory in Connecticut. In later years she became a caregiver, first in Jacksonville, Florida where she found her way to clients homes without GPS. She moved back to the area and continued working as a caregiver where she was known for her excellent and compassionate care of her clients.

Joyce was a member of St. Mary’s Star of the Sea where she was a daily communicate for many years. She was also very active in the Right to Life and attended the March for Life in Washington D.C. a number of times.

She is survived by her brothers: Ramon, David and wife Diana, Michael and wife Nicole, Patrick and wife Cindy; her sisters: Leona White, Kathy and Buzzy Baker, Madeline Wolford, Mary and Michael Staples, and Sarah and Dean Deloach. She is survived by her sister-in-law Janice Poginy, her brother-in-law Warren Darlington, and by many nieces, nephews to whom she was very close to.

She was predeceased by her parents, Adelor and Ila (Moore) Poginy, Brothers: Bernard and Richard, Sisters: Nora, Martha, and Brothers-in-law, Julius White and William Wolford.

Funeral services will be held at Noon on November 16, 2026 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Newport where a mass of Christian burial will be celebrated by her nephew Rev. Dwight Baker. Friends may call at the Curtis-Britch & Bouffard Funeral Home, 4670 Darling Hill Road, Derby on November 16, 2026 from 10:30 A.M. until 11:30 A.M.

Spring interment in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Newport. On-line condolences are welcome at Curtis-Britch.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Curtis-Britch & Bouffard Funeral Home, & Cremation Service, locally family owned and operated.