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Marisa Crispell posted a condolence
Sunday, November 7, 2021
It was almost 30 years ago, and I was going to my boyfriend's house, David, for the first time. As I got out of the vehicle and started walking toward the front porch of the trailer, I walk by a car with two sets of legs underneath it. For one thing, this car is not jacked up, so those have got to be itty bitty people underneath there…so I’m looking and these little legs have these little feet attached...they can't be attached to men. Next thing I know, out from under the car shimmies two little blonde ladies, covered in grease and dirt. Now, my grandfather and dad owned a garage, but never in my life, up to that point that is, had I seen women working on cars. I was shocked, but intrigued at the same time. One of the ladies happened to be my boyfriend's mom and that was the first time I met Joyce Barber. That, however, was not that last time that I saw her working on cars, and thank God for that, because she taught me a thing or two about cars throughout the years and I still use what she taught me.
Joyce was fearless and she was as street smart as they come. She taught me how to check the oil and that you don’t add the oil in the same place that you check it. True story. And that buying second hand wasn’t something to be ashamed of….she humbled me. Some of my best memories were spent going “up town” on Saturday to hunt for Yard Sales and sneak takeout food. After spending all day on our travels, running errands and going to the grocery store, we’d go home and have to act starving, so no one would be mad that we ate without them, because they were waiting all day for us to come home with the groceries.
I was scared to death when I found out I was pregnant. At 15 years old, I didn’t know how I would manage life with a baby. Joyce helped me navigate the WIC and subsidized daycare programs so I could raise my daughter and still graduate high school. She made sure we had rides to doctor appointments and I had a way home from work. She made sure we had diapers, food, and a roof over our heads. She was my weekend babysitter so I could still experience what adolescence I had left. Fast forward almost 24 years later and she was still playing grandma daycare. She was an absolutely amazing grandma.
Joyce would give you the shirt off of her back if you needed it.
Your next meal if you asked her for it.
A ride to work.
A place to stay.
Joyce was the type of person that would do whatever she could to help you.
I know that my journey would’ve been so much harder if she wasn’t there to help guide me through it. When we needed her, Joyce was always there for us. I was fortunate to have had her in my life and my children’s lives.
Joyce, you will always be loved, never forgotten, and forever missed.
Old Man, David, Ems, Dissy, Tony, and Scott, Ryan and I are so very sorry that we couldn’t be there. We send you our love and share in your grief. Love, Marisa
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Tammy Crawford posted a condolence
Friday, November 5, 2021
Hugs to all the family, I will miss Mom dearly we always enjoyed comparing our boy's. Joyce was and always be a wonderful lady.
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Thank you for always being there for us. We couldn't have asked for a better grandma for our kids. You will be forever loved and missed.
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Sheldon - Kukuchka Funeral Home
73 West Tioga Street | Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania 18657
Phone: 570-836-3321