It is with deep sadness that the family of Joyce T. Ghiorsi announce her death which occurred at 3:00pm on Saturday, the 10th of April , 2021 in Livingston, New Jersey, at the age of 88, and in a state of grace.
Joyce was born in 1933 in Brooklyn, New York, the only daughter of Lawrence and Rose Foppiani. After the early death of her father, Joyce spent her adolescent and pre-marriage years living in her grandfather’s house. She graduated from Bay Ridge High School in 1951 and continued on to work at the Hanover Trust Bank in New York. On April 1st, 1949, she met her future husband, for the first time, at a barn dance. The following year they went on their first date. Joyce married Frank J. Ghiorsi in October of 1952. She lived in Brooklyn for many years, rearing three children there, and caring for her husband and family. In 1990, Joyce moved to West Orange, New Jersey and lived there until her death. Joyce was a beautiful woman, both outwardly and inwardly. She was an elegant lady who possessed the ease of a kind and loving presence combined with a soft and sweet quality that resonated with all who met her. Her beauty and easeful qualities were readily visible to all who encountered her in daily life.
Joyce is survived by her husband of 68 years- Frank J. Ghiorsi; her three children, Janice Crowley (James), Lawrence Ghiorsi (Susan), and Peter Ghiorsi. She is also survived by three grandchildren; Lauren Manning (John), James Crowley (Margaret), and Daniel Crowley (Kiera), and six great-grandchildren; Ryan, Luke, and Maeve Manning, James and Tyler Crowley, and Lilah Crowley; and her brother L. Robert Foppiano along with several nieces and nephews. Joyce had a special bond with her late granddaughter, Kristen Crowley which endured always. Kristen looked very much like Joyce, and we all believe they are sharing a loving, standing embrace once again and for always.
We do not die in darkness, we die in light-and in light we remain forevermore..
Funeral services, with Mass of Christian burial, will be held at St. Joseph’s Church in West Orange, New Jersey, located at 44 Benvenue Avenue on Wednesday, the 14th of April at 11:30am. Burial will be private. In lieu of floral tributes, donations, in Joyce’s memory, may be given to the Rett Syndrome Foundation (rettsyndrome.org).
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