Joyce D. Mayo

Joyce D. Mayo, age 99, of Kankakee, passed away Sunday, August 4, 2019 at AMITA St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee. She was born on March 8, 1920 in Paynesville, Minnesota, the daughter of Charles & Josephine Hansen Johns. Mrs. Mayo completed nurses training in Rochester, Minnesota and worked at several hospitals including Cook County Hospital in Chicago, Abbott Hospital in Minneapolis, and St. Mary’s Hospital in Kankakee. She married Dr. Wilbur Mayo on June 22, 1942 and they moved to Kankakee after the war where Dr. Mayo opened a dental office and Joyce Mayo continued her nursing career. He passed away June 23, 1994. Joyce was a charter member of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church in Kankakee, serving as a Eucharistic Minister and singing in the choir well into her 90’s. She faithfully served as a member of the CCW as well as president of the JDCCW. Joyce served on the Bishop Blanchette Scholarship Fund and the Committee on Pastoral Care, Arbitration, and Conciliation. She was a member of the Kankakee Junior Woman’s Club and in later years, the Senior Woman’s Club, serving as program chairman in each club. Joyce volunteered with the American Red Cross, the Kankakee Health Department, the Girl Scouts, and St. Mary’s Outpatient Surgery and Cardiac Rehab Units. She had recently resided at Presence Heritage Lodge. Joyce loved to play bridge and was an avid Chicago Cubs and Chicago Bears fan. She is survived by her daughter, Nancy Meyer and partner Sandy Wilberger of Richmond, Virginia; her three sons and their wives, Brian & Debbie Mayo of Bel Air, Maryland, Mike & Mary Mayo of Bourbonnais, and Bill & Sherry Mayo of Pensacola, Florida. Joyce is also survived by 13 grandchildren, Bradley Meyer and his wife, Robin, Becky Meyer and her husband, Cody, Brandon Mayo and his wife, Jenn, Colin Mayo, Austin Mayo, Eric Mayo and his wife, Jill, Ryan Mayo, Nick Mayo and his wife, Katie, Ben Mayo, Will Mayo, Casey Bowman and her husband, David, Megan Crane and her husband, Ryan, and Trevor Mayo. Mrs. Mayo had 11 great-grandchildren. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; 4 sisters; 3 brothers; and her son, Charles Mayo. Visitation will be held 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Thursday, August 8, 2019 at Clancy-Gernon Funeral Home in Bourbonnais. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 9, 2019 at St. John Paul II Catholic Church – West Campus in Kankakee (St. Martins). Interment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Kankakee. Memorials may be made to St. John Paul II Church – West Campus or Presence Heritage Lodge at 995 N. Entrance Ave., Kankakee.

Joyce D. Mayo

March 8, 1920 - August 4, 2019