Joyce Kay O’Connor, 77, of Boca Raton, Fla., passed away Tuesday, June 27, 2017, surrounded by her loving family.
Joyce was born in Hardin County to Pearl Gooding and Wayne Lawrence. She spent her early life in Ohio earning her undergraduate degree from Miami University followed by a master’s from Columbia University.
She and her husband raised their family in Tallahassee, Fla., where she earned a doctorate from Florida State University.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Jerry O’Connor of Boca Raton, Fla.; her son, Sean (Teresia) O’Connor of Houston, Texas; her daughter, Amy (Michael) Goodman of Boca Raton, Fla.; four grandchildren, Hanna and Patrick O’Connor and Matthew and Katherine Goodman; sister, Julia Zahn of Tucson, Ariz.; and brother, John Lawrence of Bellefontaine.
A private internment takes place at Oak Grove Cemetery in Delaware, Ohio.
Those who wish, may donate to TrustBridge Hospice in Joyce’s memory.