Mrs. Joyce Eloise Ostrowski

Ostrowski, Joyce Eloise (Hollister), of Seneca, SC, passed away peacefully from complications due to advanced Parkinson’s disease. She was the wife of the late Joseph P. Ostrowski, MD. Born December 28, 1924, in Philadelphia, PA she was the daughter of the late Warner and Vera (Phelps) Hollister and sister to the late Virginia (Hollister) Hanke of ME. Joyce graduated from Adelphi University, Long Island, NY, in nursing and served as an intern nurse during World War II. She developed, early in life, a passion for art which she pursued for 70 years. She attended Munson, Williams, Proctor Museum and Art Institute in Utica NY, in painting and sculpture, she was introduced to jewelry design and enameling and continued courses at Skidmore and Cortland Colleges She eventually taught enameling and jewelry for many years to adults at her community center. Her husband was a respected orthopedic surgeon for thirty years in Rome, NY. Joyce was committed to community involvement was President of the Rome Council on History and the Arts, member of the Board of Visitors for the New York School for the Deaf and a volunteer coordinator with the Rome Chamber of Commerce. After her husband retired they moved to Keowee Key, Salem, SC. Her husband passed away in 1986. She was a communicant at the Walhalla Presbyterian Church, serving as an Elder before becoming ill. She traveled extensively throughout the United States, Europe, India, Egypt, Africa and Asia. She was an avid golf and tennis player, loved swimming and being with her grandchildren in California and Rhode Island. She is survived by her loving daughters; Carol (Steve) Nash, CA: Barbara (Paul) Schurman, RI and her son, Peter Ostrowski Hollister, CA. She is survived by her four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her loving twin brother, Robert Warner Hollister (Susan), NC and caring and loving nieces and nephews. But most of all, by her longtime partner and loving friend, Jack Vaniman of Salem, SC. By Joyce’s request, in lieu of a service or flowers, donations may be made to the Cancer Society, the Parkinson’s Association or to a charity of your choice in her memory.

Mrs. Joyce Eloise Ostrowski

December 28, 1924 - January 10, 2015