Born in Troy, she was the daughter of the late George Mosher PFC a Purple Heart recipient, killed in World War II and the late Helen (Sebranski) Mosher and wife for 39 years of Peter J. Cossack.
She was raised in Troy, resided in Averill Park for 35 years and was a 1958 graduate of Troy High School.
Joyce was employed at Key Corp in Albany for 25 years, retiring in 1995 as a Manager.
She was a communicant and greeter at St. Henry's Church in Averill Park, committed to the church and a volunteer for Little Sisters of the Poor. She enjoyed creating ceramics and taking care of her family and her animals.
Survivors in addition to her beloved husband include a son, James H. (Charlene) Murray of Sand Lake; two daughters, Kathleen (William) Weis of Averill Park and Michele (Thomas) Malatesta of Brunswick; two sisters, Helen Mosher (Bob) Gallagher of Ballston Lake and Georgeann Bailey (Daniel) Smith of Poestenkill; six grandchildren, James Thomas and Danielle Leigh Murray, William and Melinda Weis and Jessica and Michael Malatesta and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a son, Thomas P. Cossack.
Born in Troy, she was the daughter of the late George Mosher PFC a Purple Heart recipient, killed in World War II and the late Helen (Sebranski) Mosher and wife for 39 years of Peter J. Cossack.
She was raised in Troy, resided in Averill Park for 35 years and was a 1958 graduate of Troy High School.
Joyce was employed at Key Corp in Albany for 25 years, retiring in 1995 as a Manager.
She was a communicant and greeter at St. Henry's Church in Averill Park, committed to the church and a volunteer for Little Sisters of the Poor. She enjoyed creating ceramics and taking care of her family and her animals.
Survivors in addition to her beloved husband include a son, James H. (Charlene) Murray of Sand Lake; two daughters, Kathleen (William) Weis of Averill Park and Michele (Thomas) Malatesta of Brunswick; two sisters, Helen Mosher (Bob) Gallagher of Ballston Lake and Georgeann Bailey (Daniel) Smith of Poestenkill; six grandchildren, James Thomas and Danielle Leigh Murray, William and Melinda Weis and Jessica and Michael Malatesta and several nieces and nephews.
She was predeceased by a son, Thomas P. Cossack.
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