Janet J. Joyce Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Janet J. Joyce (nee Meece) Of Reddick, IL, passed away Friday, March 27, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family and loved ones. She was born January 19, 1940 to the late Delno and Lura (nee Stephens) Meece. Janet was raised in Campus with her five brothers and sisters. She attended Reddick High School, married her high school sweetheart, Jerry Joyce and raised her family on their farm in Reddick. In her lifetime, she went from lambing sheep, to recruiting and organizing thousands of volunteers, feeding the masses and serving as both a state senator’s wife and a state senator. She loved antiquing, Christmas ornaments, political buttons, traveling, her grandchildren, and chocolate. She met no stranger and offered a helping hand to anyone with a need. Surviving are her husband, Jerry; her children, Judy (Dennis) Forneris of Reddick, Lori (Tom) Cullen of Springfield, IL, Patrick (Rita) Joyce of Essex, IL, and Karen (Darren) Barker of Kankakee, IL; seven grandchildren, Jenni (Aaron) Wise, Dara (Casey) Holohan, Kyle (Caroline) Forneris, Collin Joyce, Jack Cullen, Will Cullen, and Anna Barker; five great grandchildren; two brothers, Jack (Bev) Meece of Kankakee and Jim (Sandi) Meece of Floyds Knobs, IN; two sisters, Gail (Steve) Clapp of Cabery and Gretta (Bob) Giacometti, both of Reddick, IL; and many nieces and nephews. Preceding her in death were two grandchildren, Katelyn Marie Joyce and Allen Forneris, in infancy; and one sister, Lynell McGinnis. Funeral services will be at the R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd. & Crematory, Braidwood Chapel, Monday, March 30, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Rev. Show Reddy Allam will officiate. Interment will follow in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Braidwood. The visitation will be Sunday, March 29, from 2-5 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial gifts in her name may be directed to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. For more information and to visit her online guestbook, please log on to www.rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com or find us on Facebook at R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd. & Crematory. R.W. Patterson Funeral Homes, Ltd. & Crematory 401 E. Main St., Braidwood, 815-458-2336 www.rwpattersonfuneralhomes.com

Janet J. Joyce

January 19, 1940 - March 27, 2015

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