Memorials › Josephine Agnes “Joyce” Karlik Petter
1 Mar 1942 – 11 Apr 2014
| Birth | 1 Mar 1942 |
| Death | 11 Apr 2014 |
| Cemetery | Saint Marys Catholic Cemetery West , McLennan County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Betty Fajkus Marek on 16 Oct 2016 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/127829361 |
Joyce Agnes Petter, 72, of Waco, passed away Friday, April 11, 2014, in Providence Hospital. Visitation will be at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 13, followed by a Rosary at 7 p.m., at OakCrest Funeral Home. Mass will be recited at 10 a.m., Monday, April 14, at St. Louis Catholic Church with burial in St. Mary's Cemetery in West. Josephine "Joyce" Agnes was born in a farmhouse near Tokio, Texas, to the late Louis A. and Annie Divin Karlik. Joyce married Albin A. Petter on December 28, 1959. She was a graduate of West High School, where she was Valedictorian of her class. Joyce earned a Bachelor's Degree in Biology and Math and a Master's in Education from Baylor University. She was a member of the faculty at TSTC Waco, where she was head of the OSHA Department. Joyce was an active member of St. Louis Catholic Church, where she was President of various organizations and part of the bereavement committee. She was also a member of the Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Joyce enjoyed various activities including; painting, reading, researching the Divin Family Tree and being an avid Lady Bears fan. She and Albin loved traveling, bird watching, and listening to their grandchildren sing and play guitar together. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Melinda Louise Petter; in-laws, Albin E. And Louise Petter; other close family, Sister Evangelista Karlik, John Petter, Bernard Petter, Dennis Sulak, Ronald Sulak, Mike Grimm, and Mike Petter. Survivors include her husband, Albin A. Petter; sons, David Petter and wife, Cheryl, of Mesquite, and Andy Petter and wife, Lucy, of Woodway; daughter, Carol White and husband, Dallas, of Grand Prairie; grandchildren: April, Jamie, and Chris Petter, Josh Casey, Travis, Tyler and Toni (Sevener) White, Jared, Nathan, and Jacob Petter; great-grand-daughters, Karsen Petter and Jane Sevener; other relatives and numerous friends. Waco Tribune-Herald: 4/12/2014 - 4/13/2014...F15
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