Obituary of Joyce Adams Oehmler

Joyce Adams Oehmler, 80 of Toms River passed away peacefully with her family at her side at the VanDyke Hospice Center on Sunday, August 09, 2009 . She was born in Brooklyn on August 14, 1928 and raised in Tenafly , NJ . She met Edward, her husband of 58 years at Bethany College, West Virginia, where she was a member of the Alpha XI Delta Sorority. She graduated from Kathryn Gibbs and worked 2 years for the Association of American Colleges in New York City . Joyce worked in the Pentagon for the Department of the Army while her Navy husband was stationed there. She also worked in the trust department for the Berkeley Federal Savings and Loan in Manchester for 13 years. She lived in Pittsburgh for 20 years before returning to New Jersey where she lived in Brielle for 2 years and in Toms River for 24 years before retiring to Greenbriar Woodlands 8 years ago. She was an accomplished artist and belonged to the Painting Group in Greenbriar as well as the Book Discussion Group, Camera Club, Duplicate Bridge Group and participated in Bocce and Shuffleboard. She was a devoted mother to her children, always being there for them. Joyce was recognized by her friends, as being a genuine warm hearted and loving person. She was predeceased by her daughter Patricia. She is survived by: Her loving husband Edward Her Son, Edward III and his wife Kuei Ching of Howell , NJ Her Daughter, Mary McCloskey and her husband Thomas of Pittsburgh, PA 3 Grandchildren, Edward Oehmler IV and the McCloskey Twins, Clayton and Colton and her twin sister Mary Brewster of Ft. Meyers , FL. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 at the Kedz Funeral Home, 1123 Hooper Ave. , Toms River . Mass of Christian burial will be celebrate 10:30 am Thursday at St. Luke’s Catholic Church, 1674 Old Freehold Road , Toms River . Private entombment will take place in Pittsburgh . In lieu of flowers, donations to the St. Luke’s Food Pantry or to the Van Dyke Hospice and Palliative Care Center, c/o Community Medical Center, 99 Route 37 West, Toms River, NJ 08755 in her name would be appreciated.