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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, May 29, 2015 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Age 74 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. She had been a resident of Wayne for nearly her entire life.
Joyce Anne Call Tompkins, age 74 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. She had been a resident of Wayne for nearly her entire life.
Joyce was born in Paterson and moved to Wayne with her family at the age of five. After graduating from Wayne High School in 1958, she moved to Illinois for a brief period of time, then to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where she lived for about two years. The country lifestyle suited her in Wisconsin and she owned two horses while living there. As fate would have it, her marriage was brief and Joyce moved back to New Jersey in 1965, where she had family that could help raise her young daughter. She settled once again in Wayne and has lived here ever since.
Throughout the course of her career, Joyce worked in the medical field as a medical technologist. She was a State certified phlebotomist and retired from Chilton Hospital after twenty seven years. She continued to serve in the field at the offices of several area doctors before truly retiring just recently.
Joyce loved to travel and took many wonderful vacations. She had been to Disney World several times, rode horse back on the beaches of Barbados, visited Normandy, France with a World War II veterans group, and traveled extensively throughout Europe. She even took a “cruise to nowhere” out of New York once, which turned out to be a great time, even though they only sailed around in circles! Joyce was also an avid bowler, belonging to a league at the Cozy Lanes in Fairfield a few years back. She had bowled in the 260 range on several occasions, using a ball that her mother had passed down to her. That ball weighed in at sixteen pounds, the maximum allowed, and Joyce could wield it with skill. As a young girl, she also enjoyed hunting and fishing with her father, something she reminisced about over the years.
Joyce’s daughter, Tracy, recalls her mom being a very good cook and could make anything well. The two of them did everything together and became “best friends” as their relationship matured. When Tracy’s son, Timothy, was born, Joyce became the best, most caring grandmother she could be. The three of them shared a house and were truly blessed to have such a loving home together, with all three generations living under one roof. Tracy and Timothy will surely miss her very much.
Joyce is survived by her daughter; Tracy Tompkins-Martin of Wayne, her grandson; Timothy Martin of Wayne, and many friends who were all very dear to her heart.
Joyce’s grandson Timothy is afflicted with cerebral palsy and if friends would like to donate in her memory, please consider the Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation, CPIRF, 3 Columbus Circle, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10019.
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, May 29, 2015 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Friday, May 29, 2015 from 2-4 & 7-9 PM.
Age 74 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. She had been a resident of Wayne for nearly her entire life.
Joyce Anne Call Tompkins, age 74 of Wayne, died peacefully at home on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. She had been a resident of Wayne for nearly her entire life.
Joyce was born in Paterson and moved to Wayne with her family at the age of five. After graduating from Wayne High School in 1958, she moved to Illinois for a brief period of time, then to Kenosha, Wisconsin, where she lived for about two years. The country lifestyle suited her in Wisconsin and she owned two horses while living there. As fate would have it, her marriage was brief and Joyce moved back to New Jersey in 1965, where she had family that could help raise her young daughter. She settled once again in Wayne and has lived here ever since.
Throughout the course of her career, Joyce worked in the medical field as a medical technologist. She was a State certified phlebotomist and retired from Chilton Hospital after twenty seven years. She continued to serve in the field at the offices of several area doctors before truly retiring just recently.
Joyce loved to travel and took many wonderful vacations. She had been to Disney World several times, rode horse back on the beaches of Barbados, visited Normandy, France with a World War II veterans group, and traveled extensively throughout Europe. She even took a “cruise to nowhere” out of New York once, which turned out to be a great time, even though they only sailed around in circles! Joyce was also an avid bowler, belonging to a league at the Cozy Lanes in Fairfield a few years back. She had bowled in the 260 range on several occasions, using a ball that her mother had passed down to her. That ball weighed in at sixteen pounds, the maximum allowed, and Joyce could wield it with skill. As a young girl, she also enjoyed hunting and fishing with her father, something she reminisced about over the years.
Joyce’s daughter, Tracy, recalls her mom being a very good cook and could make anything well. The two of them did everything together and became “best friends” as their relationship matured. When Tracy’s son, Timothy, was born, Joyce became the best, most caring grandmother she could be. The three of them shared a house and were truly blessed to have such a loving home together, with all three generations living under one roof. Tracy and Timothy will surely miss her very much.
Joyce is survived by her daughter; Tracy Tompkins-Martin of Wayne, her grandson; Timothy Martin of Wayne, and many friends who were all very dear to her heart.
Joyce’s grandson Timothy is afflicted with cerebral palsy and if friends would like to donate in her memory, please consider the Cerebral Palsy International Research Foundation, CPIRF, 3 Columbus Circle, 15th Floor, New York, New York 10019.
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