Joyce A. Raver July 12, 1945 – December 26, 2015 Resident of Kirkland, Washington Native of Berkeley Heights, New Jersey Joyce, 70, passed away peacefully from complications of Multiple Sclerosis in the morning of Saturday, December 26, 2015. Joyce spent most of her life in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey. She attended Governor Livingston Regional High School and throughout her life, she stayed connected with her high school friends. She was instrumental in her high school class reunions and until the end of her life, maintained a newsletter for her classmates. When Joyce was 19, she married Don Raver and was married for 44 years until his death in 2009. They raised two daughters and enjoyed their two grandchildren. Joyce worked for years at what would finally become Acatel-Lucent (previously Bell Labs, AT&T). Her most recent position was as an Accountant for Alcatel-Lucent's fixed asset department. In 2011, Joyce moved to Merrill Garden's in Kirkland, WA where she enjoyed an active and happy life. She loved to take trips with her new friends to local attractions like plays, museums, gardens, restaurants, boat tours, etc. She was very involved with her new church, a book club she started, and her card playing friends. Joyce was preceded in death by her husband Don; her parents, Harold Griffin and Angela Miano Griffin; and her sister Janet Griffin. Joyce is survived by her sister Joan Griffin; her daughter and son-in-law Vernita and Drew Lytle; her daughter and son-in-law Nicole and Terry Adam; grandchildren Matthew Lytle and Charlotte Adam; and nephew Carlos Griffin. A funeral mass will be held 11am, Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Holy Family Catholic Church, 7045 120th Ave NE, Kirkland, WA. A memorial mass will be held at 1:00 PM, Saturday January 16, 2016 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seaton Catholic Church, 105 Summer Rd, Three Bridges, New Jersey. In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory can be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society: http://www.nationalmssociety.org/Donate