Mrs. Joy Ann Nelson, née Dowey,(Joy Ann Therese Zonavetch)  82 years young, of Laramie, Wyoming, passed away in prayer on May 5th, 2024, the feast of Saint Pius V, the fifth Sunday after Easter. This Sunday teaches us to have confidence in prayer that is made in Christ's Name."Amen, amen, I say to you: if you ask the Father anything in my name, he will give it you... Ask, and you shall receive; that your JOY may be full." - Saint John 16:23-24

Mrs. Nelson, fondly referred to as Mom, Gram and Miss Joy, is survived by what she described as her greatest accomplishments, her children: Kara, David, Daniel, Deborah and Joanna, her twenty-seven grandchildren and her three great grandchildren. Predeceased by her parents, Lyle and Helen Dowey and her sister, Jill.

The visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 14th, 2024 from 3:00 pm until 7:00 pm at G.L. Hills Funeral Home, 745 Graceland Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois. The funeral will be held at G.L. Hills Funeral Home on Wednesday, May 15th, 2024 at 10:30 am. The burial will immediately follow at All Saints Cemetery, 700 North River Road, Des Plaines, Illinois.

In lieu of flowers, we ask that donations be made for Latin Masses to be said for the repose of the soul of Mrs. Joy Ann Nelson. Order of priests who say the Latin Mass:  Society of Saint Pius X or  Institute of Christ the King.

Society of Saint Pius X
https://sspx.org/en/request-mass-intention-30124

Institute of Christ the King
https://donation.icrss.org/en/mass/

For information please call the funeral home at (847) 699-9003