James Alan Joyce, 75, of Leesburg, passed away peacefully at 2 p.m. June 11, 2013, in his residence, surrounded by his family. He was born May 25, 1938, in Lake County, to Everett and Bertha Chappey Joyce. On July 17, 1959, in Griffith, he married Sharon J. Grugel. On Dece. 23, 1978, in Leesburg, he married Karen Hamman-Layne, who survives in Leesburg, Indiana. A resident of Kosciusko County for the past 44 years, he was a truck driver for many years for Lewis Salvage (formerly Meyer Levin & Sons), Warsaw, retiring in 2004. As a teen in the Griffith area, he delivered pizzas and sold ice-cream on a bicycle route. As an adult he worked at the Rand McNally book facility for several years. He moved to Kosciusko County in 1969 and began working at Pepsi Cola delivering Pepsi products to a set route of customers in the area. Later he worked for M&K Metals, driving loads of metal across the country. One of his favorite hobbies was work ... always working on anything he could get his hands on. His very favorite pastime was being with his grandchildren, seeing them made him extremely happy. He will be lovingly remembered by his five daughters: Sheila (and spouse Michael) Grevenstuk and Laura (and spouse Jack) Moody, all of Warsaw; Pamela (and spouse Gabe) Rassi, Syracuse; Kimberly Joyce, Leesburg; and Sara (and spouse Todd) Biller, Milford; a son, Clay Layne (and spouse Sandy) Joyce, Warsaw; 14 grandchildren; and 17great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Deborah Seymour; and a grandson, Jeremy. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, 225 Argonne Road, Warsaw, officiated by Pastor Gale Janofski. Burial will be in Leesburg Cemetery. Calling is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. ***** Memorials may be made to Goshen Home Care & Hospice, P.O. Box 723, Goshen, IN 46527; or to the American Cancer Society, Northwest Indiana Office, 130 Red Coach Drive, Mishawaka, IN 46545, and would be appreciated by his family. Condolences may be sent via www.redpathfruthfuneralhome.com
