Joyce I. Maholtz 1932-2022

Joyce was born Dec. 24, 1932, in Youngstown, the daughter of Richard N. and Anna M. Mihalko Craver.

Joyce had worked for the Ohio Leather Works for 10 years, but for most of her life she was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She also made many neighborhood children feel like family and loved to talk with friends and family and sincerely enjoyed other people’s company. Joyce was of Lutheran faith. She enjoyed sewing, crafts, gardening, bocce, golf and bowling.

She leaves to cherish her memory and will be deeply missed by her daughters, Deborah A. Rice and Jill M. (John) Pogacnik, both of Hubbard; sister, Betty Ann Craver of Lorain; and grandchildren, James Rice, Megan Rice and Kurt (Paige) Rice, and Anna Pogacnik and Adam Pogacnik.

Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, James F. Maholtz, whom she married Oct. 22, 1960 and who died March 12, 2010; her brother, James P. McGonnell and her son-in-law, Steven D. Rice.

Funeral services will be noon Thursday, July 14, 2022, at Blackstone Funeral Home in Girard, where the family will receive relatives and friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service. Joyce will be laid to rest in Kerr Cemetery, next to her husband.

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