MARGARET JOYCE JOHNSTON PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON JULY 14, 2017 AT HOME WITH HER FAMILY. JOYCE, AS SHE WAS KNOWN, WAS BORN AUGUST 2, 1925 IN AN AREA OF PHILADELPHIA CALLED GERMANTOWN. SHE WAS THE YOUNGEST DAUGHTER OF GERALDINE AND MARK MERTZ. SHE SPENT THE SUMMERS OF HER YOUNGER YEARS WITH HER GRANDMOTHER IN OCEAN CITY, NJ. AFTER GRADUATING FROM GERMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL, JOYCE WORKED AS A SECRETARY IN A LAW FIRM. SHE MET AND MARRIED HER HUSBAND OF 71 YEARS, MEREDITH JOHNSTON, AT A LOCAL USO DANCE. SHE SPENT THE NEXT 10 YEARS AS A HOMEMAKER RAISING THEIR THREE CHILDREN; MARK HOWARD JOHNSTON, CHRISTINE BLEVINS AND CARL MEREDITH JOHNSTON. JOYCE THEN WENT TO WORK AT NESHAMINY SCHOOL DISTRICT AS A SECRETARY. JOYCE WAS PRE-DECEASED BY HER SISTERS, MARIS WOODRUFF AND JANE WAETJEN. AFTER RETIREMENT, JOYCE AND JOHNNY SPENT THEIR TIME TRAVELING STATESIDE VISITING THEIR EXTENDED FAMILY IN WISCONSIN AND TRAVELING TO NAVAL REUNIONS. JOYCE WAS ALWAYS IN THE MOOD FOR A FUNNY STORY OR A GOOD JOKE.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER HUSBAND, HER 3 CHILDREN ALONG WITH 7 GRANDCHILDREN.

JOYCE WILL BE MISSED BY ALL.

A MEMORIAL SERVICE WILL BE HELD AT A LATER DATE.