Joyce C. Boccellato, 80, of Old Bridge, passed away peacefully May 26. She was born and raised in Little Silver and moved to Michigan when her husband Joseph retired. They later returned to New Jersey to be close to their family.
Joyce was a devoted homemaker and crossing guard in Little Silver and a member of the Little Silver Fire Department Women’s Auxiliary. She loved reading and enjoyed crocheting for her family and friends. Most of all, Joyce loved spending time with her husband, adoring family and close friends.
Joyce is predeceased by her parents, Jeanne (Dowen) and Claude Wright; husband Joseph G.; her step-daughter Diane Pomphrey; son-in-law Freddy; and several sisters and brothers.
She is survived by her beloved daughter Lisa Visco and son-in-law Nick; a sister Evelyn Aumack-Cruz and her husband Tony; grandchildren, Joseph Boccellato and his wife Lena and Lauren and Nicole Visco; three great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and her very dear friends, Ann Hill and Blanca Roche.
Family and friends visited June 3 and a funeral service was held June 4 at the John E. Day Funeral Home, Red Bank. Interment followed at Fairview Cemetery in Middletown.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
Please visit Joyce’s memorial website at johnedayfuneralhome.com.
