Holden - Joyce Ann (Christenson) Soderberg, 74, passed away surrounded by loving family on Wednesday, April 11, 2012. She leaves her loving husband of 52 years, Norman T. Soderberg; three children, Jon T. Soderberg of Gilbert, AZ; Peter E. Soderberg and his wife Sandra of Florence; and Amy L. Miller Soderberg of Rutland; five grandchildren, Jenna, Samuel, and Christopher Soderberg and Kirsten and Katarina Miller; 2 sisters, Betty E. Lamberto of West Boylston and June G. Caldbeck-Crone and her husband Charles W. Crone of Sterling.
Joyce was born in Worcester to Harold I. and Delia A. (McGowan) Christenson. She was a graduate of Boylston schools and Commerce High School and took special courses at Salter Secretarial School. She worked for many years at Paul Revere Life Ins. Co. and retired from MassDEP. She had volunteered in Girl Scouts, at Dawson School, and as a Sunday school teacher at the Boylston Congregational Church. Joyce was a great homemaker and loved to cook and bake.
The funeral will be held Tuesday, April 17, at Nordgren Memorial Chapel, 300 Lincoln St. Worcester with a calling hour at 10 a.m. and the service at 11 a.m. Burial will follow in Pine Grove Cemetery, Boylston. The family suggests donations in memory of Joyce be sent to the Boylston Congregational Church, Ten Church Street, Boylston MA 01505. For directions to the funeral home or to leave an online message of condolence, please click link below.
Service Information:
Tuesday, April 17, at Nordgren Memorial Chapel
Calling hour beginning at 10 a.m.
Service at 11 a.m.
Burial follows in Pine Grove Cemetery, Boylston.
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