Joyce E. Fantechi, 83, of 136 Ramber Road, St. Marys, passed away Friday, March 19, 2021, at Penn Highlands Elk, after a lengthy illness.

She was born January 18, 1938, in St. Marys, daughter of the late Andrew and Alice Herbstritt Bauer.  Joyce was a lifelong resident of the area and a graduate of Kersey High School, Class of 1955.  She was a retired employee of Riverside and BiLo, retiring after 33 years of service.

On June 14, 1958, in the St. Boniface Church, Joyce married Lawrence L. Fantechi, who preceded her in death on December 16, 2011.

She is survived by her daughters: Sharon Kraft and her husband Robert of Lititz, PA and Barbara Scheetz and her husband Brian of Ellicott City, MD; her son, Steven L. Fantechi and his wife April of St. Marys; eight grandchildren: Kayla, Lindsay, Dalton, Jonathan, Garrett, Hunter, Rachel, and Travis; by two sisters: Janice Sennett of Chapel Hill, NC and Gloria Seymour and her husband Douglas of Burke, VA; and by her brother, Thomas Bauer and his wife Joanne of Kersey.

Joyce was a member of the Queen of the World Church, as well as the Rosary Altar Society and St. Anne’s Society.  She loved playing cards and enjoyed reading and playing Bunco with her friends.