(nee: Mace) 75, of Bayonne passed away on Tuesday December 2, 2014. Born in New York City and formerly of Jersey City, Joy was a past president of The PTA for both Wakeman Elementary and Dickinson H.S. and held a seat on The Hudson County Board of Education. Joy was the wife of the late Edward Dechert and mother to John Stephen and his fiancé Lori, Terryann, Edward and Michele Dechert and grandmother to Christina Theresa, Jessica, Gregoree, Ashley, Stephanie and Elijah Dechert and great grandmother to Arianna Cosme. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Joy’s memory to The Madeline F. LoRe Foundation for Cancer Prevention. Funeral arrangements by MIGLIACCIO Funeral Home, 851 Kennedy Blvd. Envelopes available at the funeral home or a link can be found at www.MigliaccioFuneralHome.com.