Joyce Rodriguez

Joyce (Pearl) Rodriguez, 78, the wife of James W. Rodriguez, passed away October 29, 2015 in Mansfield, CT after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. She was born July 8, 1937 in Willimantic, CT, the daughter of the late William and Mabel (Hersant) Pearl. She was a lifelong resident of her beloved Little River Valley in Hampton, spending her childhood on her family's farm and moving just across the street to raise her family with her dear husband whom she met when she was seven years old. She was a gentle woman who enjoyed traveling and sailing and being with her family. She was a communicant of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Hampton, where she spent many years serving as organist. She worked as a secretary at Parish Hill High School and later in the chemistry department at the University of Connecticut. Besides her husband, she leaves behind her four children, Nita Scott of Plaster Rock, New Brunswick, John Rodriguez and his wife, Ellen of Hampton, Joyclyn Wright and her husband, Todd of Tolland, CT and Ann Jordan and her husband, Chip of Mansfield, CT. She will be dearly remembered by her seven grandchildren, Andrew Scott (Nicole) of South Windsor, CT, Michael Rodriguez (Melissa), of Mansfield, William, Thomas and Peter Rodriguez, of Somerville, MA, Amanda Jordan (Rob) Babcock of Tolland, and Jacob Jordan of Mansfield. Her two great-grandchildren, Allie and Callen Scott, her siblings William Pearl and Joanne Page, and several nieces and nephews also survive her. Family and friends may call at Potter Funeral Home, 456 Jackson St. (Rte. 195) Willimantic, CT 06226 on Monday, November 2, 2015 from 5:00 -7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2015 at Our Lady of Lourdes Church, 41 Cedar Swamp Rd., Hampton, CT 06247, followed by burial in Hammond (North) Cemetery, Hampton, CT. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Mansfield Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation or the Alzheimer's Association.