Joyce Betty Yale LaVere

Joyce Betty Yale LaVere, 90, of Fort Gratiot died Saturday, November 1, 2014.

She was born September 28, 1924 in Port Huron to the late Frederick and Ella Pringle.

Mrs. LaVere worked as a supervisor at Troy Laundromat and also performed home health care. She enjoyed crocheting, cross word puzzles, crafts and reading her bible. She was a long time member of Port Huron Baptist, formally Court Street Baptist.

She is survived by her children, Joanne Streeter, Mary Lou (Gordon) Knowles, Robert (Judy) Yale, Cindy (John) Baxter and Timothy Yale; stepchildren, Terry (Rose) LaVere, Wanda Lange, Richard (Marsha) LaVere, Gary (Kim) LaVere and Kenneth LaVere; many grandchildren and great grandchildren; sisters, Irene Bauer, Grace Gardner, Geraldine Boychuck and Lillian (James) Orr; brother, Donald (Donna) Pringle; many nieces and nephews including a special niece, Joan Roskey. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, Robert Yale and Neil LaVere; daughter, Ruth Ann Yale; and sisters, Bernice Albert and Laverna Hill.

Visitation will be from 2-4 and 7-9 pm on Tuesday in Pollock-Randall Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be 11 am Wednesday, November 5, 2014 in Pollock-Randall Funeral Home. Pastor Barry Shaff of Port Huron Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Shane Sharrard, John Baxter II, Mark Boychuck, Tom Yale, Bill Struble, Ron Kroetsch, Joshua Moss, Robert Yale Jr. and Robert Lange will serve as pallbearers.

Memorials may be made to Port Huron Baptist Church.