Obituary of Joyce M. McNall

Obituary – Joyce M. McNall – 09/04/1927 - 01/16/2023

Joyce Marie (Widerkehr) McNall, Age 95, of Hackettstown, NJ, passed away on January 11, 2023 at The Country Home in Morris Plains, NJ.  Visitation and a short funeral service will be held at Dangler Funeral Home, 600 Speedwell Ave., Morris Plains, NJ 07950, on Friday, January 20th at 10:30 am to 12:30 pm, with the Reverend Donald Brown of The Presbyterian Church of Morris Plains officiating. A burial will follow at Hollywood Memorial Park and Cemetery, 1500 Stuyvesant Ave, Union, NJ 07083. 

Joyce was born in Newark, NJ to William and Marie Widerkehr on September 4, 1927.  She went to Weequahic High School and after graduation, furthered her education at Rutgers School of Business.  She married Richard J. McNall, the love of her life, and they moved to Maryland for several years, until Richard’s untimely death in 1958.  Soon after, Joyce moved back to Newark with her children, Kathy (5) and Rick (2).  In 1968, Joyce, her parents and children moved to Mansfield Township, NJ where they resided for many years.  There, she worked as a Supply Chain Manager for Reichhold Chemical and later accepted a similar position at British Petroleum (BP) until retirement at age 65 in 1992. She enjoyed many activities and was a member of the Diamond Hill Flower Club, Hackettstown Swim Club and The Red Hat Society.  Joyce’s summers were spent at the family’s lake house on beautiful Lake Hopatcong and all throughout the years, Joyce remained dedicated to being the best loving, single parent ever, to her children and then the best nana to her grandchildren.

Joyce is survived by her son, Richard McNall, daughter Kathleen McNall, brother Robert Widerkehr (Joan), nieces Susan Jervis, Phyllis Mahoney, Melissa Widerkehr, Wendy Illig and nephew Robert Widerkehr, grandchildren Gregory Dalle-Molle (Carolyn), Robert Dalle-Molle (Nicole) Michelle Dalle-Molle, Ryan McNall(Deanna), Gavin McNall (Alexa) and Sean McNall and five great grandchildren with one on-the-way!   She is preceded in death by her husband, Richard (Dick), parents William and Marie Widerkehr, brother William E. Widerkehr (wife,Phyllis).

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Market Street Mission at 9 Market St, Morristown, NJ 07960 or the Salvation Army, 95 Spring St, Morristown 07960.  The family wishes to extend their gratitude to Pastor Brown, the staff at The Country Home, her amazing caregiver, Eve, who for four years, made sure Joyce was happy and taken care of at Cooks Pond Sr. Apartments and to all those who have known and loved Joyce in her lifetime.