- Date Of Birth: January 5, 1932
- Date Of Death: January 16, 2016
- State: Indiana
Joyce Elaine Taylor, 84, of Elkhart, passed away peacefully Saturday, Jan. 16, at Greenleaf Health Care Campus after an extended illness.
She was born, in Elkhart, Jan. 5, 1932, to Herbert W. and Dorothy L. (Nash) Rodewald.
She graduated from Elkhart High School in 1949. After graduation she was employed by Drakes Department Store in Elkhart.
On Feb. 2, 1952, in Lake Hurst, N.J., she married James Stewart Taylor and moved with him to the Phillipines where he was stationed during the Korean Conflict. After returning to the United States, she was employed by CTS Corp., working in the cost accounting department for several years before starting a family.
Survivors include her son, Todd (Tamra) Taylor of Middlebury; four grandchildren, Kaitlyn, Ryan, Nicholas and Samuel also of Middlebury; sister-in-law, Judy (Frank) Tucker of Elkhart; two brothers, Paul Rodewald of Illinois and Tom (Ellen) Rodewald of Elkhart; sister Ruth Ann (William) Owen of Elkhart; and two daughters, Leslie Taylor and Jan (Larry) Starr.
Joyce was preceded in death by her husband and parents.