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Obituary: Joyce A. Comer
She spent her life radiating warmth and compassion to everyone she encountered.
Obituary was published and funeral arrangements were entrusted to the care and direction of the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home and Crematory.
Joyce A. Comer (nee Morley)
Age 86, of Shorewood, Illinois, passed away peacefully on June 14, 2025.
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Born on April 5, 1939, to John and Mae (nee Walsh) Morley. A daughter of Irish immigrants, Joyce was born and raised on the South Side of Chicago. She was a parishioner at St. Ethelreda Church, a graduate of Mercy High School, Class of 1957, and an alumna of St. Xavier College, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree. During her college years, she formed lifelong friendships with a close group of fellow “valiant women.” She worked as a copy editor at SRA (Science Research Associates) before shifting her role to raising her family. Joyce will always be remembered for her warm smile, her kindness, her quick wit and sharp memory, and her generous heart.
Joyce was the beloved wife of 47 years to the late Jerome Comer; loving mother of John Comer and Anne Comer; dearest grandmother of Katherine (William) Truhlar. She is also survived by her sister-in-law, Barbara (Albert) Fox and many dear cousins, nieces and nephews.
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Preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Judith Burns; her in-laws, Henry and Beatrice Comer; her brothers-in-law, Peter Comer, Michael Comer, and Marcel Pacatte; and her sisters-in-law, Louise Comer and Ann Pacatte.
Visitation for Joyce A. Comer will be Tuesday, June 24, 2025, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Fred C. Dames Funeral Home, 3200 Black Road, Joliet, Illinois.
Funeral services will be Wednesday, June 25, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. from Fred C. Dames Funeral Home to Holy Family Catholic Church in Shorewood for a Mass of Christian Burial at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, Illinois.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations to the Saint Xavier Fund (scholarships) or Masses are appreciated.
For more information, please call the Fred C. Dames Funeral Home at 815-741-5500 or visit her Memorial Tribute where you can share a favorite memory or leave an online condolence.
