1935-2024
Joyce L. Holt age 89 of Bond Road Brockway, PA; died on Sunday October 27, 2024 at Penn Highlands Brookville. Born on August 19, 1935 in Whippoorwill (Polk Twp. / Jefferson County) she was the daughter of the late James H. and Bernice Schaffner Wingard Sr. On July 19, 1957 she was married to William H. “Bill” Holt and he preceded her in death on September 29, 2024. Joyce went to work after high school graduation at the Brookville Glove Factory. After 6 months she was hired at Brockway Glass where she worked for 40 years as a packer/re-selector. Also during this time, she was an integral part of the farm she operated with her husband Bill. She was a life long member of the Munderf Church and served as the secretary of the Munderf Cemetery for many, many years. She also was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and enjoyed participating the “Adopt a Highway” program cleaning up trash along the roadways. Joyce also enjoyed quilting, sewing, photography, taking walks in the woods, reading, watching football and bible study. Her lifelong project was researching her family genealogy and the history of Polk Twp. She is survived by 3 daughters: Marlene (Robert) Burchard of Munderf, Linda (W. Jay) Chamberlin of Emerickville, PA; Kelly Holt and her husband J. Bradley Smith of Hormtown, PA; sisters Mary E. Lawton of Waterford, PA and Kathleen Holt of Sugar Hill, a brother James H. Wingard Jr. of Brockway; 9 grandchildren: Bradley (Amanda) Chamberlin, Jason (Kelly) Chamberlin, Jennifer (Matt) Krishart, Angela (Rodney) Rhodes, John W. Freemer, Kristen Freemer, Michelle (Nate) Hetrick, John Dustin (Marya) Smith and Toni (Mark) Kurtz. She is also survived by 17 great grandchildren. In addition to her parents and her husband she is also preceded in death by brothers Frank D. Wingard, Justin H. Wingard, Ronald E. Wingard, Kenneth E. Wingard who died in WWII at the Battle of the Bulge, Gilbert Clair Wingard, Robert Wingard, Daris Lee Schaffner and infant brothers John Harvey Wingard and Richard Allen Wingard; infant sister Harriet Louella Wingard and sisters Mary Rosella Wolfe, Valjean L. Kinley and Dorothy Pauline Belle Wingard. There will be no public visitation. A private Funeral Service will be held with Pastor Joni Williams officiating. Burial will be in the Munderf Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Munderf Church C/O Linda Armstrong 1793 Fermantown Road Brockway, PA 15824.