Joyce May Blakeley

Joyce May (Mastic) Blakeley passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2016 at Solomon Valley Manor in Stockton, Kansas at the age of 81. She was born on May 1, 1935 in Plattsburgh, New York to the late Herbert and Rossie Mastic. In March of 1974 she was united in marriage to Richard Blakeley in Niagara Falls, New York. Joyce was a loving wife, mother, homemaker, and grandmother. Known by those who loved her most as “Granny Goochy,”whether she was baking bountiful breads, stirring up sensational soups, or churning out charming chocolate covered cherries, Granny Goochy loved sharing from her kitchen, because it meant she was sharing from her heart. A traveler and explorer, Joyce enjoyed her time in Europe, and always looked forward to her annual “snowbird” trip to McAllen, Texas. Although she was a collector of knick-knacks, those little trinkets and mementos of places she had been, people she had met, and things she had done, the greatest little things in her life were not little at all, for they were the times she spent with her family, friends, and neighbors, the people she loved the most. Joyce is survived by her sons Jack Busch of Lawton, OK, Alvin Busch of Lawton, Ok, and Norman Busch of Lawton, OK; daughters Jill Emery and husband Jeff of Stockton, Tammy Post and husband Kelly of Stockton, and Barbara Goble of Stockton; fifteen grandchildren; and eighteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents Herbert and Rossie Mastic, husband Richard Blakeley, daughter-in-law Kim Busch, brother Jim Mastic and wife Henrietta, and sister Betty Ordway and husband Clarence. It has been said that grandmothers create memories that the heart holds forever. Granny Goochy did that for each and every one of us. The love, moments, and memories she shared will always hold special places in our hearts because she will forever be cherished by us.