Joy Whiting Musselman

P. DEAN HOMER FUNERAL HOME 206 WATER STREET PO BOX 1 DUSHORE, PA 18614 TEL 570 928-8163 FAX 570 928-8116 Email pdh@epix.net April 28, 2007 OBITUARY Joy Whiting Musselman, age 63, formerly of Laporte and Troy, PA passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 28, 2007 at the home of her daughter Amy in Pompano Beach, FL. Born August 14, 1943 in New Haven, CT, Joy was the daughter of Dorothy Strauss Whiting and the late Raymond H. Whiting. She was raised in Chester, CT and graduated from the Chester High School and from Bloomsburg State Teacher’s College. It was at Bloomsburg that she met Kenneth A. Musselman Jr. of Benton, PA and they married in 1964. Kenneth predeceased her this past March 9, 2007 after suffering a stroke. Joy taught elementary school in Sullivan County for several years until she began raising their children. She and Ken were involved with the Laporte Little Theater for years, both behind the scenes in producing the shows, building sets, erecting the tent in the park, designing and making costumes; and also in performing several key roles. After Ken became a professor at Mansfield University, they eventually moved their family to Troy, PA, to be closer to his work. There they soon made many new friends and Joy opened and operated a craft shop in Troy where she really enjoyed meeting her customers. She also continued her great love of gardening. After Ken’s retirement from Mansfield, they sold their Troy home and began dividing their time between their summer place along the Allegheny River in Venango County and their winter home in St. Mary’s, GA. Joy was pre-deceased by an infant daughter and her dad. She is survived by her daughter Amy Musselman Pinoargote, her husband Gerardo, and their two young sons, Diego and Dante, in Florida; her son Luke Musselman and wife Mindi and their young son Matthew Hayden, in Arizona; her mother, Dorothy in CT; a brother Mark Whiting and his wife Barbara, CT; sister-in-law, Ruthann (Mrs. Wayne) Gavitt, Forksville; and two nieces and two nephews. A graveside funeral service will be held on Monday, May 7th at 10:00 A.M. at the Mountain Ash Cemetery in Laporte with the Rev. Robert W. Brown and Deacon Joseph Roinick, officiating Memorials may be directed to the Sullivan County Library, PO Box 309, Dushore, PA 18614 or Hospice of the Golden Isles, 1692 Glynco Parkway, Brunswick, GA 31525, which provided care for Joy over the past several months. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the P. Dean Homer Funeral Home, 206 Water St., Dushore, PA. To send condolences or sign the e-guestbook, please go to homerfuneralhome.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Joy Whiting Musselman, please visit our flower store.