Philomine Joyce Badgley

Philomine “Joyce” Badgley, almost 90!, of Sumner, Yelm and Puyallup areas, died peacefully at home on October 11, 2026 after a short battle against cancer. She was surrounded by her loving family.

Joyce was born November 10, 1936 and lived various places on the west coast, most of them being in the Pacific Northwest. Joyce was a spunky, energetic and optimistic person that embraced life wherever she was. Her examples of love, acceptance, caring and hospitality have left lasting examples to all that knew her of how to live the same way. She absolutely loved to learn and experience new things. That would include traveling, which her favorite was the beaches in Washington and Oregon with her family. She was also known for embracing the moment she was in to relate to another which sometimes resulted in comical consequences.

Anyone that knew Joyce, knew how much she loved working in her yard and making it as beautiful as she could imagine. Her efforts often led others to want to emulate her work. Her love of gardening was her primary motivation for wanting to host many many gatherings at her home. She loved to share the beauty she loved with others. No matter who you were, if you walked through her doors, you felt welcome and cared for.

Her 25+ years with the Sumner School District and her involvement with many community activities are just a few examples of how her life touched so many others. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Charles Badgley, her son Chris Badgley, her step sons, Bryan and Kindell Badgley, her sister Janet Luxstrom, brothers Merton Madlung, Ronald Rutzer, Charles “Sonny” Rutzer and Ray Rutzer and her infant granddaughter Robyn Mayovsky. She is survived by her daughters June Birk (Greg Birk) , Jeanene Mayovsky (Jeff Mayovsky), brothers Max Rutzer (Barb Rutzer) and Roy Rutzer (Nell Rutzer), and her special cousin Vicki Seaman as well as her 6 grandsons Joshua Sell, Brayden Goodier, Benjamin Birk, Cody Badgley, Matthew Birk (Marianne Birk), Douglas Mayovsky and great grand children Kayla McKeehan, Connor Goodier, Natalie Birk, Peter Birk, a great great grandson, Noah McKeehan and her close friend Ralph Ross.

Her celebration of life will be at Farm 12 in Puyallup Washington, on November 8th at 2 pm. Service will be live streamed for those that can’t make the service.