Joyce Ernst

Joyce Ernst, nee McClain, 81, of Belleville, Illinois, died February 19, 2024, in Jefferson City, MO. She was born February 27, 1942, in Dupo, IL.

    She is survived by her sister Janet Osterhage; sister-in-law Delores McClain; nieces; nephews; great nieces; great nephews; and cousins.

    Joyce is preceded in death by her husband Donald James Ernst, parents Arthur Fred  & Olga  (nee Asselmeier) McClain, sisters Flora Keim, Patricia Carroll, and Fern Chlibec, brothers Lloyd W. McClain, James R. McClain, and Charles McClain.

As an expression of sympathy the family prefers memorial contributions to: 

St. John UCC - Maeystown, St. John Cemetery - Maeystown, Parkinson's Foundation, or The Heart Fund

Visitation:

    9 AM until time of service Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Quernheim Funeral Home

Funeral:

    11 AM Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Quernheim Funeral Home in Waterloo, IL

        Pastor Michelle Torigian officiating

    Interment at St. John Cemetery in Maeystown, IL