Joyce Avery

June 17, 1931 - January 2, 2021

Joyce Avery June 17, 1931 – January 2, 2021 Lutz, FL; St. Petersburg, FL; Brewer, ME; Machias, ME; Calais, ME Joyce Elaine(Tyler) Avery, 89, passed away in Lutz, FL on January 2, 2021 due to a sudden illness. Joyce was born June 17, 1931 in Calais, Maine to Harry and Marjorie (Johnson) Tyler. She graduated from Calais Memorial High School in 1948. Joyce married George W. Avery on January 15, 1952. They were married 58 years until George’s passing in 2010. She was a devoted wife, amazing mother to Mike and Cheryl and a loving, caring grandmother to Monica Marie. Joyce is survived by son, Michael Avery (Darlene) and daughter, Cheryl Avery Downing (Paul), all of Lutz, FL. And many special nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Joyce is remembered by very special family friends, Wayne and Shirley Eldridge and Vance Gray. Joyce was predeceased by her parents, husband George, precious granddaughter Monica Avery, sisters Shirley Clark, Carol Furber and brother Harry Tyler. Joyce’s health began declining in 2014. A very special thank you to her caregivers, Mary Baecher, Heidi Niger, Crystle McKenna and Jill Downing. We are grateful for the care, compassion and support they provided to our mom and family. A celebration of Joyce’s life will be held at a later date in Bangor, Maine. She will be interned at Mount Hope Cemetry, Bangor, ME. Memorial gifts in Joyce’s memory may be made to Monica Marie Avery Memorial Endowment, care of Northern Light Health Foundation, PO Box 931, Bangor, ME 04402-0931. Condolences may be expressed at www.bozaroel.com.