Obit: Joyce Hooley, 85, Stillwater

Joyce Hooley, 85, of Stillwater

Joyce died peacefully in her Stillwater home on April 19, 2013.

Loving life to the very end, her last days were spent talking and laughing with her beloved husband Jack, her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. She found joy in everything she did. She played expert Bridge, golfed, skied, swam, played tennis, read, served as a longtime community volunteer and an active Carleton alumna. And she loved a tough crossword puzzle.

There was no one like her. A loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, she was unfailing in her affection, warmth, and generosity.

She was the eldest of three sisters (Nancy [Charles] Hooley and Judy [Tom] Wilson), she was born on February 21, 1928 to Reuben (“Had”) and Stella Hadrath. She attended Carleton College from which she graduated in 1949.  She married Jack in June of that year. She lived in Stillwater and, more recently, Naples Florida, all of her life.

Joyce is survived by her husband Jack, her children Dan (Mary), John (Colleen), Mike (Amy), Shannon (Mike) Enright, and Tom (Patty), her grandchildren Ben (Laurie), Meghan (Brian) Scelfo, Ryan, Kate (Dodt), Joe, Ted, Kevin, Matt (Mary Mullen), Erin (Joe) Zauner, Patrick, Bridget, Maggie, Mary, and Andrew, Danny, and Eleanor Enright.

Visitation will be on Monday evening at the Social Hall of the Church of St. Michael from 4-7 p.m. and also for one hour prior to the Mass on Tuesday.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013 at the Church of St. Michael, 611 S. Third St., Stillwater, MN 55082. Memorials may be sent to the Church of St. Michael, Healtheast Hospice, or the donor’s choice of charities.

Arrangements by the Simonet Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.simonetfuneralhome.com.