Joyce Wolf Field

Joyce is my husband's closest DNA match from the FamilyFinder test at FamilyTreeDNA. I communicated with her in the past, but never realized at the time how involved she was in JewishGen. We never figured out which family line the connection might be on, but my husband's Taffet ancestors came from the an area close to Debica -- possibly Ropczyce or Kolbuszowa. My condolences to her family and friends.

Tomorrow would have been Joyce´s. 92nd birthday. I met Joyce through the Greater Lafayette Holocaust Remembrance Conference. She spoke many years ago about Jewish genealogy. I ran across the handout she gave her audience recently. Joyce had such enthusiasm in her voice as she told us the many resources available for our searches. I had only this brief exposure to Joyce´s wealth of knowledge but it left a deep impression on me. May her memory be forever a blessing.

I worked to together over many years with Joyce z"l in the JewishGen Yizkor Book Project. She was, in the beginning, my mentor but with time, she also became a dear friend. In our working relationship and as friends, she was always responsive, understanding and caring.

During her leadership in the Yizkor Book Project, she paid particular attention to maintaining the highest quality translations and worked closely with the coordinators and translators to achieve just this. There were no half measures where she was concerned and any translation added to the project had to be just right.

Her contribution to the JewishGen Yizkor Book Project is extremely significant and the foundations that she laid are the basis of what we are familiar with today.

Above all, she was a kind person, a "mensch" and even after she was no longer active in JewishGen, she continued to regularly send me words of encouragement regarding our progress in the project.

To note that she will be badly missed, is a huge understatement and may her memory be blessed.

I do not remember the first time i met Joyce but she always made such a vivid impression! She was one of the most joyful, gregarious and friendly people I have ever met! She could talk about anything to anybody and when you talked with her she treated you like the most important person she had ever met! She and Les were both so warm and welcoming and we (and our kids) loved seeing them whenever they visited! She will be missed, but she has left a permanent impression on my heart. God bless you Joyce, happy Les and you are together again!

So very sorry for your loss. She clearly led a rich and impressive life, and enjoyed a lot of love.

My first memory of Joyce was when I was a service technician for DirecTV. I was there to fix a malfunctioning receiver. She sent me on my way with so many items including desserts.

I ended up coming back multiple times throughout the years helping with various electronics and we developed a great friendship.

Everytime - I would show up and opera music was playing and she would be yelling for me to come on in. We would sit and chat about music and history and wine and how proud she was of her kids and grandchildren. She would tell me about the latest Apple product she had and I would leave knowing more about Les, who I never had the pleasure of meeting.

Joyce quickly became a grandmother figure for my kids and a dear friend to my wife. Many many many dinners she prepared for us and spoiled us with great wine. I can still see her sitting back in her chair with a glass of wine listening to all the noise...all with a smile on her face.

Joyce and Lynda were family for me while I was in West Lafayette, and I will never forget how wonderful she was for me and my family.

I will always cherish those day. Thank you Joyce! Rest peacefully!