Joyce Bertelsen "Jo" Wilson

Joyce Bertelsen "Jo" Wilson

Joyce Wilson Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers from Jan. 21 to Jan. 22, 2007.
Of Wayland on January 6, 2007. Beloved wife for 29 years of John B. "Jack" Wilson of Wayland. Loving mother of Karl E. Bertelsen and his wife Cha-Che Moore of Tallahasse, FL and Joanne B. Barnett and her husband Sheppard of Wayland. Step-mother of Dean F. Wilson of San Francisco, CA; Andrea W. Jones and her husband David of Melrose; Bruce B. Wilson and his companion Kate Spence of Marshfield and Nathan J. Wilson and his wife Anne of Wayland. Sister of Robert Cook of Weston and Marjorie Jensen and her husband John of Pittsburg, PA. Also survived by 9 grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Her first husband L. William Bertelsen died on January 5, 1974. A Memorial Service and Celebration of Jo's life will be held on Saturday, February, 3, 2007 at 2:00 PM at the First Parish Unitarian Church, Route 20, Wayland Center. In lieu of flowers her family suggests memorial gifts in Jo's memory may be sent to the Parmenter VNA Wayside Hospice, ATTN: Robert Johnson, 266 Cochituate Road, Wayland, MA 01778 or to the charity of the donor's choice. Arrangements are under the direction of the John C. Bryant Funeral Home, WAYLAND.

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