Mary H. Joyce

August 3, 1924 - October 31, 2015

Mary Hazel Joyce passed away peacefully at the age of 91 at Fairview Nursing Home in the company of family and under the care of Home, Health and Hospice Care on Saturday, October 31, 2015.   She was the loving wife of the late Constant “Joe” Joyce. They were married 58 years until Joe’s death in 2005.  Mary was the devoted mother of Jerry, Richard and her late son David Joyce.   Mary is survived by her sons Jerry and his wife Patrice and Richard and his wife Sandy as well as Mary’s grandchildren.  Mary was the cherished grandmother of Matthew Joyce, Elaine Joyce and Renee Joyce.   Mary was born in 1924 to Hazel and Paul Schoolcraft in Hudson, NH, where she was a lifelong resident.  She was a member of the Nashua High School class of 1943 and graduated in the Upper Quarter.  She worked in the WWII war effort as a valve grinder at Fort Devens, MA.  Later she worked in the local electronics industry, for Sprague Electric and Semicron.  She was an avid reader and follower of current events and an active member of the Democratic Party.  Mary belonged to the St. John the Evangelist Parish in Hudson, which she and Constant helped to establish.  Mary also belonged to the St. John’s Ladies Guild. Visiting hours will be held on Thursday, November 5th from 6pm - 8pm in the DUMONT-SULLIVAN FUNERAL HOME, 50 FERRY ST. IN HUDSON. A funeral mass will be celebrated on Friday, November 6th at 9:30am at St. John XXIII Parish in St. John the Evangelist Church, 27 Library St. in Hudson. All may meet at church. Burial will be in St. Patrick Cemetery in Hudson. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations in Mary’s name to Home, Health and Hospice Care, 7 Executive Park Drive, Merrimack, NH 03054.