Joy Dowling

The visitation for Joy M. Dowling (nee Martens),60, of Barrington, will be held at 5-8 p.m., Thursday, at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 149 W. Main St. (Lake-Cook Rd), Barrington.  The funeral service and burial will be private.  Born October 8,1952, in Elgin, she passed away peacefully October 23, 2012 at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights.

Joy graduated from William Rainy Harper College in 1972 with an Associate’s Degree. In her younger years, she worked as an Administrative Assistant for Gallagher Bassett in Itasca.  Joy’s real passion was working as a stay at home mother and caring for her family.  She enjoyed gardening, golf, entertaining, and most importantly spending time with her granddaughters.

Survivors include her husband, Geoffrey W. Dowling, whom she married Nov. 28, 1975 in Barrington; children, Elizabeth (Charles) Thalheimer and Austin (Mallory) Dowling; granddaughters, Harley Elizabeth Thalheimer and Evelyn Adella Dowling;  four brothers and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Laverne and Bernice (Schroeder) Martens.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.

The visitation will be held from 5-8 p.m., Thursday, October 25, at Davenport Family Funeral Home, 149 W. Main St. (Lake-Cook Rd), Barrington. 

The funeral service and burial will be private.

In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the charity of one’s choice.