JoAnn B. Jurczyk, 85, of Wakefield, Rhode Island, passed away on Thursday, January 29, 2026, at South County Hospital. She was the wife of Stanley Jurczyk. Born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, she was the daughter of the late Royal and Lucille (Greenley) Burris.

Besides her husband, Stanley, she is survived by her four children, Jeffrey Jurczyk, LeAnn Granger, Craig Jurczyk and his partner Katie Carbone, Dierdre McGuire and her husband Andy, and three grandchildren, Gracie Jurczyk and her fiancé Garret Haven, Max McGuire and Abby McGuire, and two step grandchildren, Evan Carbone and Emma Carbone. She was the sister of the late Shirley Whaley and Jerry Burris.

Funeral services for JoAnn will be private.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association Rhode Island Chapter, 245 Waterman St #306, Providence, RI, https://www.alz.org/ri, Animal Rescue Rhode Island, PO Box 458, Wakefield, RI, https://www.animalrescueri.org/, or to the RISPCA, 155 Plan Way, Warwick, RI, https://www.rispca.org/.