Jean M. Joyce

Jean "Jeanne" M. Joyce , 73, Girardville passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday morning.

Born in Shenandoah she was a daughter of the late Thomas J. and Jean Marquardt Gower.

She was a member of the former St. Joseph's Church, Girardville, now St. Charles Borromeo Parish, a 1962 graduate of Mahanoy Area High School, member of the ladies dart team of Fr. Sheridan Council, Knights of Columbus, Girardville. She was a baby sitter for all her nieces and nephews and beyond and was an avid Notre Dame football fan.

She was preceded in death by her husband John Joyce in 2008, her brother Thomas Gower, her niece Tomee Leigh Gower, two nephews; Patrick Yackera and Jason Peppas and a sister-in-law Mary Ann Gower.

Jeanne is survived by three brothers; James( Barbara ) Gower, FL, Bill Gower, Girardville and John ( Jane ) Gower, Frackville, her sister Carolyn wife of Joe Yackera, Girardville, sisters-in-law; Joni Gower, Girardville, Betty ( Joe ) Subick, FL and Marie ( Bob ) Breininger, Germanville, Nieces; Sherie ( Rick ) Boyer, Sharon (Rick) White, Erin Gower, Kitsa ( Phil ) Gorseline, Lisa Jeffries, Carol Arnold and Gina Neary, Nephews; Dimitri ( Cindy) Peppas, Bill (Pam) Gower, Brian (Michelle) Gower, Joseph Yackera, John Gower, Harry, John and Fr. David Hreshko, Dominic, Andrew and Michael Breininger also by " Her Kid " Jason ( Tiffany) Burke and their children Mikayla and Michael, beloved cat "JJ", several grand-nieces and nephews.

Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. on Friday in St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, Girardvile, with Rev. Paul Rothermel, pastor, as the celebrant. Interment will be in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Fountain Springs. Friends may call at the funeral home on Thursday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. with scripture service at 7:30 and Friday morning from 8:30 until 9:30 a.m..

In lieu of flowers the family prefers contributions, in Jeanne name, to the Hospice of your choice.