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Joyce Vargason
JOYCE VARGASON
Keystone
Joyce Jane (Franzenburg) Vargason, 89, passed peacefully on Wednesday, July 5, 2017, after a long and wonderful life.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 8, at St. John Lutheran Church in Newhall, with the Rev. Steven Rempfer officiating. Interment will be at Keystone Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday also at the church.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.
She is survived by her 11 children, Judy, Barb, Linda, Deanna, Carol, Gloria, Shirley, Roy H., Steve, Patty and Vicki.
"When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation, and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart. Then I shall bow, in humble adoration, and then proclaim, 'My God how great Thou art!'"
Online condolences may be left at www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com.
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