Kathleen
M.
Joyce
(McCarthy)
Kathleen M. Joyce, 62, of Manasquan, NJ, peacefully passed away Monday, June 6, 2022, at her home after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born and raised in Plainfield, New Jersey. Kathleen later moved to West Deptford before residing in Manasquan. She graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in 1978 and went on to earn her bachelor’s degree from Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Kathleen received her master’s degree in School Social Work from Kean University and a Teacher of the Disabled degree from Glassboro State College.
Kathleen dedicated herself and her career to teaching special education. She found her calling with the Matawan-Aberdeen Middle School as a Special Education teacher for the last 23 years. Kathleen also greatly enjoyed volunteering with the TDF Autism Friendly Broadway plays and musicals in New York City.
Kathleen is predeceased by her father Walter McCarthy. She is survived by her loving mother Isabella McCarthy of Brick; daughters, Lauren Driscoll and her husband Robert of Manasquan, Kelli Joyce and her partner Joseph Stavoli of Manasquan; brothers, Walter “Chip” McCarthy, Richard McCarthy, Brian McCarthy and his wife Megan, Thomas McCarthy and his wife Jody, and many nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be Sunday, June 12, 2022, from 2-6pm at the O’Brien Funeral Home, 2028 Hwy 35 at New Bedford Rd., Wall. Funeral Mass will be Monday, June 13, 2022, 9:30amat St. Denis Beach Chapel, Our Lady Star Of The Sea Beach Chapel, 554 E Main St, Manasquan, NJ.
For more information or to send condolences please visit www.obrienfuneralhome.com. Floral arrangements for visitation and Funeral Mass can be sent through Waterbrook Florist and Garden Center, Sea Girt, NJ. Donations in Kathleen's memory can be made to the David S. Zocchi Brain Tumor Center at Monmouth Medical Center, Long Branch, NJ.