Joyce Louise Sterling

Joyce Louise Sterling our beloved wife, mother, and nana passed away October 22, 2013 after losing a brief battle with kidney disease.

She was born Joyce Louise Phelps on June 16, 1932 in Renton, Washington to Willard and Elvira Phelps, grew up in the Bryn Mawr area and graduated from Renton High School in 1950. During her high school years Joyce worked at the popular Tee-Pee Creamery. She attended Central Washington college in Ellensburg where she met her husband John. They were married April 10, 1953 and settled in Renton to start a family.

Joyce was proud to be a lifelong Renton resident and homemaker, but always enjoyed her trips to the sun in Lake Chelan and the California desert with her dear husband John.

Joyce was preceded in death by her daughter Gayle in February 2011 and son-in-law Dean in May 2013. She is survived by her dear husband John, sons Robert and John Jr, daughter-in-law Susan, grand-daughters Chelsea and Karly, and great-granddaughter Isabella.