Joy E. (nee Roarty) Juozaitis, age 70 of Manhattan, passed peacefully at her home with her family around her. She is survived by her husband Michael, her son Edward, of Peoria, her daughters Katherine of Rolling Meadows and Michelle (Michael) Ziesmer of Manhattan, her grandchildren, Marlie, Miranda and Miles, her sisters, Nancy (Trini – deceased) Maestas of Colorado and Patricia (Dan) Lloyd of Pontiac, her brothers, Robert Roarty of Colorado and James (Rita) Roarty of Kansas. Preceded in death by her parents Robert and Dorothy Ruth (nee Arend) Roarty and maternal grandparents Dorothy and Christopher Arend, paternal grandparents Mary Ellen and Daniel Roarty, her uncles James and Bernard Roarty and Jack and Richard Arend and her Aunt Charlotte Bierer. Joy received her Bachelors Degree in education from the University of St. Francis in Joliet and her Masters Degree in Science Education from Illinois State University. She taught in the parochial school system of the Diocese of Joliet from 1971 to 2016. She was a long-time active member of St. Joseph Parish in Manhattan. Her special loves were golfing with her husband Mike, cooking meals for her family and doting over her grandchildren. Joy was a wonderful mother and a beautiful wife. She will be greatly missed. In order to further education in science, it was Joy's wish to donate her body to the Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois. A Memorial Mass will be scheduled at a later date. In Joy's memory, donations in her name may be made to Joliet Area Community Hospice, 250 Waterstone Circle, Joliet, IL 60431 or any Catholic grade school in the Joliet Diocese would be most appreciated. Arrangements entrusted to Forsythe Gould Funeral Home, 507 South State Manhattan, (815) 478-332, ForsytheGouldFuneral.com Peace Do not look forward to what might happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father, who cares for you today, will take care of you tomorrow and every day. Either He will shield you from suffering, or He will give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace then, and put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations. + St. Francis de Sales