
MADISON - Averil "Joyce" Tooley, age 74, passed away
on Sunday, June 13, 2004, after a long illness. She was born in Madison on Feb.
8, 1930, to Frank and Nina (Rohr) Lange. Joyce attended Madison
East High School and was retired from American Family Insurance Co. She was a
member of Bashford United Methodist Church. Joyce is survived by her husband,
Jimmy R. Tooley; son-in-law, Russell Leisure; three grandchildren, Lynn, Sherene
and Shawn Leisure; two great-granddaughters, Tiffany and Brittany Leisure; a special
cousins, Evelyn Ellefson and Karen Jackson; a good friend, JoEllen Lambert; and
many other relatives and caring friends. She was preceded in death by her parents;
step-father, Edward Wolfe; and a daughter, Sherry Leisure. Funeral services will
be held at GUNDERSON EAST FUNERAL HOME, 5203 Monona Drive, at 2 p.m. on Thursday,
June 17, 2004, with the Rev. Roger Becker presiding. Burial will be at Highland
Memory Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until
the time of the service on Thursday. The family would like to thank Dr. Matthew
Klein, the nurses and staff at Karmenta and Oak Park Nursing Centers, and Pastor
Roger Becker, Pastor Ed White and Bashford's Home Visitation Ministry. Gunderson
East Funeral Home (608) 221-5420