Joyce Goepfert, age 72, of Butler, passed away Monday, April 10, 2017, at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Born in Rimersburg on September 25, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Samuel Fred and Kathryn Fay Harmon Wagner.

She retired in 2003, after 36 years of service, as a reading specialist employed by the Butler Area School District.

She received a bachelor's degree from Clarion University, a master's degree from the University of Pittsburgh, and she was halfway to earning her doctorate.

She was a member of the Buttercup Garden Club.

Joyce loved painting, gardening and, most of all, her family.

She is survived by her husband, W. Gary Goepfert, Sr., to whom she was married for 36 years; two daughters, LeAnn Maddox, of Lake Orion, MI, and Lynn Keyser and her husband, Louis Keyser, Jr., of Latrobe; one stepson, Gary Goepfert and his wife, Denise, of Butler; one brother, John Wagner and his wife, Dee, of Neptune Beach, FL; one granddaughter, Sydney Maddox; one step-granddaughter, Amanda Renken; and one step-great-grandson, Wyatt Renken.

Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, Inc., 429 Center Avenue, Butler, on Friday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.

A Blessing Service will be held at the funeral home on Friday at 5 p.m.

Burial will take place in Butler County Memorial Park Cemetery.