It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Joyce Virginia Usitalo in Portage, Michigan, born in Calumet, Michigan, who passed away at the age of 94, on February 29, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by : her parents, Henry Anderson and Olga Anderson (Jova); her husband Herbert Usitalo; her sister Gloria Hatch; and her grandson Sam Maatta.

She is survived by : her daughters, Christina Bessolo (John), Elsa Oja (Douglas), Julianna Usitalo and Mary Turnquist (Jeffery); and her brother Phillip Anderson of Arizona. She is also survived by 19 Grandchildren, 43 Great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.

Per Joyces request in lieu of flowers please make donations in her honor to the First Apostolic Lutheran Church of Calumet building fund.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Erickson-Crowley Funeral Home