Joyce J. Ehrnthaller Obituary (1938 - 2023)

Joyce J. Ehrnthaller, 84, of Toluca, passed away at 5:06 PM on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, at Heritage Health in Minonk. A mass of Christian burial will be held at Saint Ann Catholic Church in Toluca on Friday, June 23 at 11 AM. Visitation will be from 9 AM until 11AM at the church and burial will be in Saint Ann Cemetery, Toluca. Memorials may be given to St. Ann Catholic Church or Eastern Marshall County EMS. Calvert-Johnson and Froelich Memorial Homes in Toluca is handling arrangements. Joyce was born in Streator on June 23, 1938, a daughter, to Joseph and Maxine Roberts Weiland. She married Joseph Ehrnthaller in Toluca on September 15, 1956. He preceded her in death in 2012. Surviving are her children, Judi Jesse (Rick Alden) , Toluca; Joe "Sam" (Kamel Endress) Ehrnthaller , Toluca; Jill (Steve) Blair, Toluca ; grandchildren , Christina (Brian ) Hanson; Jordan Jesse; Jerryd ( Sarah DeSchepper) Ehrnthaller; Henry and Anna Blair; great grandchildren, Callie and Webb Hanson; and Chloe and Cutter Ehrnthaller. She was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey. Joyce was a lifelong farm wife taking on the duties of everyday life and raising the family. She had been the head cook at Toluca Grade School and Fieldcrest Middle School for many years. She was a 4-H Leader, an avid antique and quilt collector, and loved to Cook especially baking. She was known to make the best pies in town, and nobody ever left her house hungry.