Obituary for Joyce Elaine Cressler
BURKETVILLE…………………..Joyce Elaine Cressler, passed away in Rockport, on Friday, January 13,
2023, at the age of 91.
She was blessed to live the last 20 years of her life with her daughter at her farm in Burketville,
until her passing after a brief stay at The Sussman House.
Born Joyce Elaine Fouche in Holbrook, Massachusetts, on July 8, 1931, she was one of three
children of Pauline & Justin Fouche. Joyce attended Thayer Academy, where she enjoyed her
schooling and participated in chorus. It was at Thayer that Joyce met her future husband
Richard Cressler. They married in 1949 and had five children: Curtis, Bonnie, Lorraine, Peter,
and Daniel. As a young mother, Joyce loved music & teaching piano, baking, collecting antiques,
enjoying nature, dancing and being involved in Girl Scouts.
Joyce was very close to her mother and they were both devout Christian Scientists. She
became a Christian Science nurse at the Benevolent Association (BA) in Chestnut Hill,
Massachusetts, working there for over 20 years. After leaving BA, she continued to be very
passionate about helping people through her faith.
After retiring, Joyce moved to Appleton, to live with her youngest daughter, Lori, on her
family farm. She adored her home and space here, staying involved with her granddaughters’
respected activities of basketball and horseback riding. Joyce loved attending her
granddaughter Meg's basketball games throughout high school and college and keeping up with
her granddaughter Matia's horse shenanigans. Joyce was an active member of her local church
in Camden, attending every Sunday dressed to her best, and truly loved her church family. Her
other true passion was gardening. Joyce loved spending hours making them beautiful, weeding
and puttering around. She filled them with peonies, lilies, roses, and many perennials. Joyce
sold bouquets and was very proud to be on the Georges River Land Trust garden tour. She
continued to enjoy baking, making cakes for birthdays and special occasions, knitting,
sewing, and being a homemaker.
Joyce was predeceased by her infant son, Peter. Surviving are her other four children; four
granddaughters, Megan Cressler, Matia Cressler-Dow, Danielle Duenas, Sarah Marshall, and
one beloved great-granddaughter Isla Faylene Hannibal.
There will be no service, per Joyce’s wishes.
Condolences may be shared at www.longfuneralhomecamden.com. Arrangements are with the
Long Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 9
Mountain Street, Camden.
2023, at the age of 91.
She was blessed to live the last 20 years of her life with her daughter at her farm in Burketville,
until her passing after a brief stay at The Sussman House.
Born Joyce Elaine Fouche in Holbrook, Massachusetts, on July 8, 1931, she was one of three
children of Pauline & Justin Fouche. Joyce attended Thayer Academy, where she enjoyed her
schooling and participated in chorus. It was at Thayer that Joyce met her future husband
Richard Cressler. They married in 1949 and had five children: Curtis, Bonnie, Lorraine, Peter,
and Daniel. As a young mother, Joyce loved music & teaching piano, baking, collecting antiques,
enjoying nature, dancing and being involved in Girl Scouts.
Joyce was very close to her mother and they were both devout Christian Scientists. She
became a Christian Science nurse at the Benevolent Association (BA) in Chestnut Hill,
Massachusetts, working there for over 20 years. After leaving BA, she continued to be very
passionate about helping people through her faith.
After retiring, Joyce moved to Appleton, to live with her youngest daughter, Lori, on her
family farm. She adored her home and space here, staying involved with her granddaughters’
respected activities of basketball and horseback riding. Joyce loved attending her
granddaughter Meg's basketball games throughout high school and college and keeping up with
her granddaughter Matia's horse shenanigans. Joyce was an active member of her local church
in Camden, attending every Sunday dressed to her best, and truly loved her church family. Her
other true passion was gardening. Joyce loved spending hours making them beautiful, weeding
and puttering around. She filled them with peonies, lilies, roses, and many perennials. Joyce
sold bouquets and was very proud to be on the Georges River Land Trust garden tour. She
continued to enjoy baking, making cakes for birthdays and special occasions, knitting,
sewing, and being a homemaker.
Joyce was predeceased by her infant son, Peter. Surviving are her other four children; four
granddaughters, Megan Cressler, Matia Cressler-Dow, Danielle Duenas, Sarah Marshall, and
one beloved great-granddaughter Isla Faylene Hannibal.
There will be no service, per Joyce’s wishes.
Condolences may be shared at www.longfuneralhomecamden.com. Arrangements are with the
Long Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 9
Mountain Street, Camden.