Westbrook – Joyce L. Foss, age 84, passed away on September 3, 2025 after a brief illness.
She was born in Calais, Maine December 21, 1940, daughter of the late Charles Harold Greenlaw and Pearl Cotter Greenlaw, and attended High School in Calais. Joyce moved to Portland when she was 19 and worked in the fish factories on Commercial Street until ultimately opening a private day care in her apartment on Danforth Street, which she ran for over 30 years.
Joyce enjoyed puzzles, word search and crafts. She loved walking to downtown Portland and socializing with her friends, and going to Willard Beach in the summer.
She is pre deceased by brothers Orrin H. “Buddy” Greenlaw, Charles Harold Greenlaw, Jr., Philip H. “Bucky” Greenlaw, N. Richard “Dicky” Greenlaw, Sisters Betty M. Splude, Rita A. Hunnington, and Shirley E. Fournier. She is survived by two Daughters, Kelley and Tracy, as well as several grandchildren.
Joyce will be interred at the Calais Cemetery.
Private arrangements have been entrusted to Poitras, Neal & York Funeral Home, www.mainefuneral.com