Joyce L. Musser

Joyce L. Musser, wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother of Meadow Ave in Hometown, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at the age of 85.  She endured the devastating symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease for many years. Born Saturday, November 25, 1933 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the daughter of the late Edward, and Anna (Nemeth) Lux.  She is survived by her husband of sixty-one years, Emerson E. Musser; daughters, Joann M. Santizo and her husband Roberto of Fairport, NY, and Linda M. Lakitsky of Cape May Beach, NJ; four adoring grandchildren who lovingly called her Mimi, Chelsea and her husband Max, Benjamin, Sarah, Emma; and two great-grandchildren, Otto and Ry. A graduate of Liberty High School, Bethlehem, Joyce served as receptionist and medical assistant for Dr. N.C. Bauzon for many years.  Prior to her tenure with Dr. Bauzon, she worked for Dr. Richard E. Miller in Tamaqua. She was an active member of St. Richards R.C.C. of Barnesville, and generously donated her time to many local organizations – The Tamaqua Adult Daycare Center, Miners Memorial Hospital, Meals-on-Wheels, and the Hometown Fire Company.       Joyce loved to bowl, and actually met her husband, Emerson, through a bowling league.  She also enjoyed playing cards, spending time at the beaches in Stone Harbor and Marco Island, and cheering on her beloved Phillies!  She was an amazing baker of all things sweet, including her famous kiffles, which her family tries, but are never quite able, to replicate. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the E. Franklin Griffiths Funeral Home & Cremation Services of 655 East Broad Street, Tamaqua, Pennsylvania 18252. (570) 668-2550 A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 o'clock AM on Saturday, May 25, 2019, from St. Richard's R.C.C.  located at 709 Barnesville Drive,  Barnesville, Pennsylvania 18214. Friends may call on Friday evening May 24, 2019, at the funeral home from 5 to 7:00 P.M. Interment will be in Sky-View Memorial Park, Hometown, Pennsylvania. Memorials gifts may be made to: Alzheimer's' Association 225 N. Michigan Ave., Fl. 17, Chicago, IL 60601   Expressions of sympathy or a fond memory of Joyce can be shared by visiting, www.griffithsfuneralhomes.com