Joyce Elaine Hannold, age 74, resident of Rochester, N.Y., passed away at Monroe Community Hospital in Rochester on Saturday, January 28, 2017. Born on July 12, 1942 in Meadville, PA, Joyce was a daughter of the late Merrick and Mildred Donaldson Christian. She married Blythe R. Hannold on November 11, 1961 and who preceded her in death on November 11, 1996. A graduate of Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf (1961), she was employed at Spectrum Control in Saegertown for 18 years. Joyce enjoyed crafts, quilting, gardening, playing cards, and traveling.
Joyce is survived by her daughter – Marlene Patterson (Frank) of Waterford; her four grandchildren – Kristen LaPlante (Walter) of Livonia, Mich.; Sydney, Dalton, and Dylan Patterson, all of Waterford; and one great grandchild – Nora LaPlante. She is survived by her sister – Marilyn Longenecker (Warren) of Port Charlotte, Fla., and a brother – Merrick Thayer of Charlestown, Md. Additionally, by her stepsisters – Ginger (Duane) Martin, Bobbie (Jerry) Fuller, Laurie (Phil) Perkins, and Beverly Danlka; her aunt – Esther Ray of Okeechobee, Fla., and her companion – William Lindsley of Rochester. Also several nieces, nephews, and cousins survive.
Friends may call at the Van Matre Family Funeral Home in Cambridge Springs on Tuesday, January 31st from 2-4 p.m., and 6-8 p.m. Funeral services will be held there on Wednesday, February 1st at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be in Venango Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf, 300 Swissvale Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15218. To send condolences, please visit www.vanmatrefuneralhome.com.