Joyce Eleanor Moore of St Charles, IL, has passed away, leaving behind a family and community who loved her dearly.
What follows is written with love, by those who knew her best.
There are losses that teach us the weight of a life.
Joyce Eleanor Moore
3/23/1930 – 5/2/2026
Joyce Eleanor Moore: daughter of Arthur and Eleanor Munting, died peacefully in
the care of Bickford Place in St Charles, IL at age 96.
Joyce was preceded in death by husbands' Thomas Moore Jr., and Edward Gilbert,
brother Robert Munting (wife – June also deceased), Canadian cousin and dear
friend Mary Price (husband Richard also deceased), daughter Gail Moore (son-in-
law Wendell also deceased) and grandson Austin Heath. Survivors who lovingly
remember her include son Mark Moore (wife Sandra), daughter Cynthia
Duckworth (husband David), grandchildren Thomas Stevens, Krys Clinkscales
(husband Kevin), Heather Hodge (husband Brandon), Scott Froelich (wife Sheree),
four step-grandchildren and their families, three great-grandchildren, two nephews,
and innumerable Canadian cousins.
Raised in Leominster, Massachusetts, Joyce learned to play piano at a young age
and as a lifelong Episcopalian she added the organ to her skill set and sang in the
church choir. Later, she played piano and led a small choir at her independent
senior living facility, Carriage Oaks in St. Charles and at Bickford Place assisted
living. Her first teen summer job was working as a waitress at a Hampton Beach
restaurant run by a top graduate of the Fannie Farmer School of Cooking. While
she didn't cook during her employment, she watched and learned. As a result, her
family enjoyed delicious, well-prepared meals in their Wheaton, IL home.
If she'd had the opportunity, Joyce would have excelled in college. Acting as the
family accountant, she managed a tight budget and did her own taxes until age 70.
She volunteered in the emergency room at Central Dupage Hospital to better
understand current health practices. She knitted sweaters, scarves and mittens for
the family and was an immaculate seamstress, making clothes for herself and her
daughters. Later she embroidered and quilted with the same attention to detail.
Bringing people together over good food, games (especially bridge), and tennis
were favorite pastimes. She also enjoyed gardening.
After a stint as a waitress and then as an office worker at a container plant, Joyce
took a job as office manager for Franz Lipp/Marvin Whaler (landscape architects),
to help pay for her children's college education.
She loved the outdoors, especially the wide-open prairie. She organized and co-led
two girl scout troops, one for each daughter, including frequent camping
adventures. During the summers, family camping across the U.S. was hard work
and hard play.
After her youngest graduated high school, she and Tom, the father of her children,
retired and moved from Wheaton, IL to Belle Vista, AR., where she became an
avid golfer, playing her last round at age 90. The empty nest allowed her to satisfy
her wanderlust by traveling the world with both Tom, and later Eddy.
Joyce generously offered her talents to any who asked. She was a clever
conversationalist, quick to laugh, and endlessly curious.
A celebration of her life will take place at St. Charles Episcopal church located at
994 N 5 th Ave, (Route 25), St Charles, IL. Details forthcoming.
For further information call Yurs Funeral Home Geneva 630-232-7337
