Obituary of Joyce Ethier

Joyce T. (Taylor) Ethier, 82, of South Glastonbury, the wife of the late Louis C. Ethier and the daughter of the late Lewis and Adele (Carini) Taylor, died Friday (Oct 26, 2012). Joyce attended St. Joseph's College in West Hartford, CT. Joyce owned and operated Custom Floral Design for many years and was the Church Organist and Choir Director at St. John Church in Cromwell for 25 years and at St. Augustine Church in South Glastonbury for 40 years. She is survived by her children; Louis and Jerilyn Ethier, Joyce and Gary Giannelli, Faith Garvey, Greg and Mary Ethier, Marcia and Brian Butler, Francis and Gayle Ethier, Elizabeth Ethier, Martin and Denise Ethier, Alison Coon, Dale and Lori Ethier; 24 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren; her brothers and sisters, Arden Teveris, Bruce Taylor, John Taylor, Mary Lata and Elizabeth Taylor and many nieces and nephews. Joyce was predeceased by a sister, Holly Mott, a brother, Mark Taylor and her grandson, John Paul Ethier. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday (Nov. 5, 2012) 10:00 at St Augustine Church, 55 Hopewell Road, South Glastonbury. Burial will follow in St. Augustine Cemetery, South Glastonbury. Family and friends may call at the Mulryan Funeral Home, 725 Hebron Ave., Glastonbury on Sunday (Nov. 4, 2012) from 2-6 p.m. Those planning to attend the funeral should go directly to St. Augustine Church. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to: EWTN, 5817 Old Leeds Rd., Irondale, AL 35210; Franciscan Friars, c/o St. John Church, 5 St. John Court, Cromwell, CT 06416 or St. Gerard's Center for Life, 433 Silas Deane Highway, 1st Floor, Wethersfield, CT 06109.