Joyce was born on August 6, 1925, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada, graduating from nursing school in Toronto, Canada in 1946 from Oshawa General.  She was married to Arthur P. Grollman for many happy years, living first in Baltimore, Maryland, and later in Scarsdale, New York.  

Her passion for nursing included service, in the 1950s, as Supervisor of Emergency Services at Johns Hopkins Medical Center and Sister at the London Hospital; in the 1970s, as Operating Room nurse at the White Plains Hospital; in the 1980s, as a crewmember of the Scarsdale Volunteer Ambulance Corps, and in the 1990s, with the hospital service at Cape Coral Hospital in Florida.  She lived in the 1984-2010 in Florida.  Joyce travelled widely in Europe, Asia and Latin American, and was an avid swimmer wherever she went.

She believed strongly in giving back to her community and worked tirelessly as a volunteer at the Free Medical Clinic in Fort Myers, Florida; taught English as a second language at the Fort Myers Literary Center, and helped elementary students in the Fort Myers Schools in reading. 

Joyce is survived by her three sons and their wives: Michael and Susan Grollman, David and Ellen Grollman all of Scottsdale, Arizona, and Stephen and Stephanie Grollman of Moorhead, Minnesota. She also is survived by four grandchildren: Jay and Noah Grollman of Scottsdale, Arizona and Nina and Ariana Grollman of Moorhead, Minnesota.