Birth date: Feb 25, 1923 Death date: Jun 5, 2014
Mrs. Joyce L. Jozsa, age 91, passed away on June 5, 2014 in East Lansing. She was born on February 25, 1923 to Fredolph and Eliza (Ashcraft) Norstrom in Muskegon. Joyce had worked as a secretary for Michigan House of Representativ Read Obituary
IT IS JUNE 28 TH TODAY. MY MOTHER IS NOW BURIED, RIGHT ALONG SIDE MY FATHER. HER BURIAL WAS SIMPLE, AS SHE WANTED. ROB AND I EACH READ A POEM AT GRAVESIDE. YOU SAW ME, AND SO MANY OTHERS STUGGLE WITH OUR TEARS. THERE WERE SO MANY FAMILY AND FRIENDS THERE. ROB AND I DECIDED TO HAVE A CELELBRATION OF YOU MOM, YOUR LIFE, AT THE LEE FAMILY CENTER. YOU AND DAD AND ALL WERE LOOKING DOWN UPON THIS. YOU WOULD HAVE LOVED IT MOM. THE CATERER WAS WONDERFUL, HER FOOD DELICIOUS. AGAIN, MOM, THERE WAS A SIMPLENESS.
THERE WERE SO MANY PICTURES AND ALBUMS OF YOU, YOUR LIFE, YOUR EARLY YEARS, YOUR MARRIAGE TO DAD. THEN THERE WERE PICTURES OF ALL THE NORSTROMS, ASHCRAFTS, HICKS, PARKERS, JOZSA'S AND OF COURSE OUR FAMILY; YOU, DAD AND JOANNE AND ME (JACKIE). I EVEN FOUND RECORDS, CARDS, AND OTHER THINGS AT HOME, TO PUT OUT. THERE WERE TEARS, SMILES, LAUGHTER, HUGS, KISSES AND SO MUCH LOVE SHOWN AND SHARED MOM. I KNOW YOU SAW ME STRUGGLE WITH MY WORDS, I GUESS YOU COULD CALL IT MY EULOGY, TO YOU AND FOR YOU MOM.
THOSE MANY, MANY WORDS CAME TO ME, MOM, AT 4 AM, FRI., JUNE 20TH. THE DAY WE BURIED YOU, NEXT TO DAD. ANGELS FROM ABOVE, GAVE ME THE WORDS AND STRENGTH AND WILL TO WRITE MY WORDS TO YOU MOM. ROB WAS THERE BESIDE ME, WHEN I READ THOSE WORDS, AND I BESIDE HIM, WHEN HE PLAYED THOSE FAVORITE SONGS, OF YOURS, ON THE PIANO. WE ALL SANG YOU OFF WITH, "YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE".
THIS CELEBRATION MOM , YOU MISSED, IN PERSON, BUT YOU SAW IT, STANDING NEXT TO ALL, YOU LOVE, IN HEAVEN, WITH YOU. I MISS YOU EVERYDAY MOM. OUR LIVES WERE SO BLESSED, TO BE WITH EACH OTHER, THESE LAST, 6 PLUS, YEARS. THERE IS SUCH AN EMPTINESS NOW. WE ARE CARRYING ON, DOING WHAT YOU WANTED ME TO DO. PEOPLE ARE SO HELPFUL WITH EVERYTHING, I DO. I WANT YOU TO KNOW MOM, I MISS YOU SO!!! ROB AND I KNOW YOU ARE IN A BETTER PLACE. YOU WENT PEACEFULLY, NO PAIN AND NOW YOU ARE IN HEAVEN. OUR LOVE GOES TO YOU EVERYDAY, THRU ALL WE DO AND SAY. WE LOVE YOU MOM, EVERYDAY WE THINK OF YOU MOM AND MISS YOU SO MUCH!! WE WILL SEE YOU SOMEDAY AND BE TOGETHER AGAIN. YOUR LOVING DAUGHTER, JACKIE, AND ROB, YOUR SON-IN-LAW, WHO LOVED YOU DEARLY.
My condolences to you, Jackie and Joanne. Your father was a favorite teacher of mine. I got to know your mother well when I became a teacher at NM. She was such a gentle, kind woman. I feel privileged to have known her. May many wonderful memories help you in the days ahead.
Joyce Hilt Downing
We only knew Joyce through Jackie and Rob, she must have been a wonderful mom and woman and friend to all who knew her. She must have been, the way Jackie and Rob spent time at TR.with her ,the other patients and staff. We just knew you would continue to visiting there. She was lucky to have such a caring daughter and "son". Roger and Bonnie Troyer
Grandpa, and the entire family;
Thinking of you all! Kindra, Mark, Jordyn and Ashtyn Vilneff
ROB AND I MISS AND LOVE YOU SO MUCH MOM. YOU LEFT US THAT THURSDAY MORNING, SLEEPING IN A PEACEFUL AND COMFORTABLE WAY. YOUR EYES WERE CLOSED AND WE KNEW YOU WERE WITH DAD, AND ALLTHE NORSTROMS AND JOZSAS WHO PASSED BEFORE YOU. THE LOVING AND WONDERFUL MEMORIES WE HAVE OF YOU, MOM, AND TIMBER RIDGE WILL BE A PART OF US, IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER. TIMBER RIDGE TOOK SUCH WONDERFUL AND LOVING CARE OF YOU. ROB AND I WILL CONTINUE OUR PIANO AND BOOK CLUB IN YOUR HONOR, MOM. I WANT TO SAY "THANK YOU", FOR BEING SUCH A LOVING, GUIDING, CARING AND KIND MOTHER. GOODBYE, WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN SOMEDAY, JACKIE AND ROB.
