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Joyce Perry

1944 - 2020

Joyce Perry obituary, 1944-2020, Springfield, MA

BORN

1944

DIED

2020

FUNERAL HOME

St Pierre Phaneuf Springfield Funeral Chapel

7 Chapin Ter

Springfield, Massachusetts

Joyce Perry Obituary

Joyce E. (Rouleau) Perry, 75, of Springfield, was Called Safely Home on Tuesday, January 14, 2020. She passed into Eternal Life at Baystate Medical Center in Springfield surrounded by the care and comfort of her loving family. She was born in Ludlow on November 21, 1944, a beloved daughter of the late Leo J. and Yvonne M. (Beauregard) Rouleau. She was raised in Winchendon, had lived in Brighton and later lived in East Longmeadow for over 50 years before returning to Springfield. She was employed as a manager at the Mass Mutual Life Insurance Company in Springfield and retired in 1995. She was a communicant of Saint Michael Church in East Longmeadow. During her leisure time, she enjoyed spending time with her birds. She loved animals and most of all loved spending time with her family and her many friends. She was predeceased by her beloved husband, Frank B. Perry, Jr. who was Called Home on June 20, 2019. They were married on March 29, 1997 at the Wistariahurst Museum in Holyoke and were blessed with over 22 years of happiness together. She leaves her two loving daughters, Yvonne L. Tota of Palmer and Tanya M. Ruel and her husband, Timothy, of Springfield; her two stepchildren, Julie A. Perry-Rule of Tolland, CT and Frank B. Perry VI and his wife, Sarah, of Columbia, CT; her cherished granddaughter, Tessa R. Ruel; her seven step-grandchildren, Ashlyn Zielinski, Terry Hensel, Jr., Shayla Hensel, Mariana Rule, Dalton Rule, Vanessa Perry and Frank B. Perry VII; her step great grandson, Emrick Hubbard; her sister, Sylvia L. Martin of Abbeville, SC; her step son-in-law, David Zielinski; and her many nephews, nieces, cousins, friends and extended members of the Perry, Tota and Rouleau families. In addition to her parents and husband, she was also predeceased by her step-daughter, Mary A. Zielinski; and her brother, Norman Rouleau. Her family will receive friends on Thursday, January 23, 2020 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. followed by a 12:30 p.m. Prayer Service at the St. Pierre – Phaneuf Springfield Chapels, (413-737-1177), 7 Chapin Terrace, Springfield, MA 01107. Her Committal Service will follow the Prayer Service at 2 p.m. in the Chapel at the Massachusetts Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, 1390 Main Street, Agawam, MA 01001. Her family requests that memorial donations be made in her memory to The Foundation for TJO Animals, 66 Industry Avenue, Suite 3, Springfield, MA 01104. For more details, please visit:
www.stpierrephaneuf.com

Published by The Republican from Jan. 16 to Jan. 21, 2020.
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I love you and miss you mom. RIP and fly high my angel

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10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

St Pierre Phaneuf Springfield Funeral Chapel

7 Chapin Ter, Springfield, MA 01107

Jan

23

Prayer Service

12:30 p.m.

St Pierre Phaneuf Springfield Funeral Chapel

7 Chapin Ter, Springfield, MA 01107

Jan

23

Committal

2:00 p.m.

Chapel at the Massachusetts Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery

1390 Main Street, Agawam, MA

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St Pierre Phaneuf Springfield Funeral Chapel

7 Chapin Ter, Springfield, MA 01107

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