Joyce A. Blanchard, age 87, passed away on June 10, 2024 at Baystate Medical Center. She was born on February 22, 1937 in Holyoke, MA, daughter of the late Cyril J. and Georgiana F. (Demers) Blanchard. She was a communicant of St Rose de Lima Parish and worked as a computer engineer for many years before she retired. She is predeceased by her siblings, Ernest, Richard, Gerard, Maurice and Louis Blanchard, Lillian Denis, Jeanne Viens, Cecile Oakland and Olive Duval. She leaves many nieces, nephews and extended family members and friends who will miss her dearly. A graveside service will take place on Thursday, July 18, 2024 at 10:00 AM in St Patrick Cemetery, Chicopee. The Grise Funeral Home, is entrusted with arrangements. Memorial Contributions may be made to St Jude Children’s Hospital, www.StJude.org. For online condolences, please visit www.GriseFH.com.