Joyce M. Lahaie

     Joyce M. LaHaie, 71, passed away suddenly on June 2, 2013 at her home.

A visitation will be held Friday, June 28, 2013 at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 415 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich from 4:00pm till 8:00pm.  Funeral Services will be Saturday, June 29, 2013 also at the Ahlgrim Family Funeral Home, 11:00am and proceeding to Ascension Cemetery in Libertyville, IL.

She was born February 7, 1942 and was raised in Michigan.  She moved to Wisconsin at the age of 18.  She married Bob LaHaie at the age of 22.  They moved to the LakeZurich area in the late 1960’s.

Joyce was the type of person that never met a stranger.  She loved being around people, was a social butterfly at any event.  Her passion for life was contagious.  She loved the smell of jet fuel, because it meant her next adventure was on the horizon.  She had a passion for travel, and inspired many others to seek their life adventures.

She was preceded in death be her mother Gladys Patrick, her father Glenn Patrick and her brother Walt Patrick.

Joyce is survived by her two sisters, Ruth Oatridge and Karen (Ron) Rickard.   Her four nieces Khris (Bruce) Pratt, Vicki (Phillip) Barnhart, Jill (Brian) Pokorny and Amy Patrick.  She had 6 great nephews Kurt, Kyle, Andrew, Adam, Evan and Julian and two great nieces Katie and Samantha.

She was loved and will be missed by many of her friends.  She had a warm heart and a special fondess for her “Neighborhood Kids.”  She thought of all of them as her own.  The name “Aunt Joyce” went far beyond our family.

Donations can be made to: Tri-County Pregnancy & Parenting Services, 888 E.   Belvidere Rd.  Unit124, Grayslake, IL 60030.