Joy Marlene (Fraker) Mishanec, 88 of Staunton, passed away at 4:04 PM on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at Aspen Creek of Troy. She was born on March 21, 1934, in Forks, Washington, the daughter of the late Eugene V. and Ora A. (Crippen) Fraker.
She married Joseph A. Mishanec on March 20, 1955, at Zion Lutheran Church in Staunton and he survives. Joy was a WAVE in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War working in photography. She later achieved her master’s degree in education and worked as an LD high school teacher in Staunton for over 20 years.
Besides her family, her passions were working in her yard planting flowers, reading, and animals. She and Joe ran a charity golf event benefitting Adopt-A-Pet of Benld for 10 years.
Besides her husband Joe, she is survived by their children, Steve Mishanec, Jeff (Kathy) Mishanec, and Cathy (Larry) Cimarolli; grandchildren, Nicole Dautenhahn, Rachael Mishanec, Autumn Haas, Dustin Cimarolli, Dalton Cimarolli, Mateo Cimarolli, Michelle Colburn, and Matt Colburn; six great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; her siblings, Melvin (Sharla) Fraker, Margie Faulkner, and Janice Thomas; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Joe E. Mishanec; a granddaughter, Ashley Haas; and a brother, Don Fraker.
Friends may call from 11 AM to 1 PM on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Memorial services will be held at 1 PM on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Williamson Funeral Home in Staunton. Private interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Staunton. Memorials are suggested to Adopt-A-Pet of Benld, Illinois.