urse, Summers were consumed driving and watching her children play youth sports. She also scratched her creative itch with many arts and crafts activities.
Camping and traveling vacations dominated the family's early years. After the children grew up, Joyce and Jim enjoyed visiting Europe while her daughter studied as a student abroad and resorting in Florida and the Caribbean during the winter.
In 1987 Joyce's world was shattered when her beautiful daughter Kelly, was killed in an automobile accident in a faraway land, a tragedy that haunted her until she took her last breath, precipitating the slow decline of her health.
Surviving Joyce are her husband Jim, son Dr. James E. Quackenbush II, M.D., grandson, Alexander J. Quackenbush; sister, Cheryl Reddeman and her children Todd Reddeman and Tami Strang; cousins Marilyn L. Lingenfelter (Randy) and Joyce Taylor (Kent) and their children and grandchildren.
The Family wishes to express their profound gratitude to the staff, doctors, nurses and medical personnel at Meriter and Select Specialty Hospitals who tried valiantly to save Joyce's life.
In keeping with Joyce's wishes there will be a private memorial prayer service and celebration of her life for family and close friends at a later date. Please no gifts or memorial offerings. Just pray that Joyce is now at peace in the joyful embrace of her heavenly family.
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