Joyce Shearn

March 4, 1965 - April 25, 2019

Joyce Shearn was born on March 4, 1965 in Paterson, New Jersey to Ellis G. Shearn and Betty A. Shearn. She was the only child born to this union.   Joyce was educated through Dale Avenue and School 13 for elementary school. She attended Passaic County Technical Institute for high school where she graduated in 1983.  After high school, she worked at Barnett Hospital as an LPN. Joyce went on to attend Passaic County Community College in Paterson, N.J. where she received her bachelor’s degree in nursing in November 2016. She began her career as a private duty registered nurse caring for those who could not care for themselves. Joyce gave birth to her only daughter Caitlyn in 2005. Caitlyn was the center and love of her mother’s life. Joyce, a dedicated mother, always provided Caitlyn with the best a mother could give. Joyce, had a beautiful soul, and anyone who had the privilege of knowing her would say the same. She was kind and gentle always willing to lend a helping hand to those she loved. Joyce was known to her close friends and family as Joycee or Joyce Ann. Joyce enjoyed taking care of people and spending time with her family. She enjoyed watching football such as the New York Giants and she loved to travel and shop. Joyce leaves to cherish her memory, her loving daughter Caitlyn Bourgouin, parents Betty A. Shearn and Ellis G. Shearn and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins and loving friends. Joyce was preceded in death by her cousins Charles Brown & Anna Taliaferro