Age 89  of Roscommon, passed away on March 31, 2024.

Joyce Shirley Barbara Ann Childs was born on February 1, 1935, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard and Eula (Gandy) Childs. When she was sixteen, the family emigrated to the United States. Joyce became a naturalized U.S. Citizen on June 12, 1958.

The great love of her life was Harry Arnberg. They married on September 8, 1956, at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Allen Park. Before their marriage, Harry was diagnosed with MS. Even so, they enjoyed forty-four loving years together, including many adventures, chiefly due to Joyce's patient and devoted care. Their pets were the children they never had, especially a Belgian Shepherd mix named Dama.

Joyce began her career with the Department of Defense, and then worked until retirement as a designer for General Motors. She was a talented artist, known for her art and her handmade gifts for friends and family over the years. She was especially proud of a caricature art poster she was commissioned to make for a General's retirement. A copy of it hung in her studio.

Joyce and Harry owned land in Crawford County near Roscommon, and spent as much time at Ferncrest as they could. After Harry passed, she built the well-known "round house" on M-18. Joyce felt a great connection to the trees, the skies, and the birds and other wildlife there. In Roscommon, she worked at ROOC/COOR with kids and adults with special needs, and hosted art and meditation classes as well as spiritual retreats in her home.

Joyce is survived by her sisters-in-law Susan Argiroff and Jeanette Blakley; nieces Kathleen Gomoll (Glen), and Annie Flood (Frank); nephews Richard Garland (Jackie), Paul Garland (Jenn), Jim Garland (Karen), Michael Czarnik (Becky), Randall Czarnik(Dorothy), Gary Czarnik (Shelly), Phillip Argiroff (Beth), and Sean Blakley (Lisa); and many great nieces and great nephews.

Joyce is preceded in death by her husband Harold Arnberg and her sister Eula Garland.

Memorial Celebration will be June 1 at John N. Santeiu & Sons Funeral Home with visitation beginning at 10am and Memorial service at 10:30am, followed by interment at Cadillac Gardens West and a luncheon.

In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Joyce's name to ROOC, an organization that was dear to her heart, who's mission is to support people with disabilities to lead independent lives in their community. www.rooc.org