Mom's Obituary

Joyce Marie Ambuehl, resident of Richmond, Texas, died at the age of 67 years old on August 18, 2014 at OakBend Medical Center of a hemorrhagic stroke.

Joyce was born May 23, 1947 to Ezell and Edward Colson in St. Petersburg, Florida where she spent her childhood with her three best friends and her cousins. She married Ralph Ambuehl on February 22, 1969. They moved to Gainesville, Florida and stayed there for three years while Ralph finished both his bachelors and masters degrees. They moved to Houston with their 18 month old son Robert in the spring of 1973.

Joyce and Ralph set down their roots in Alief, Texas where they raised their three children. She worked in the Alief Independent School District for 18 years as a paraprofessional in a Special Education classroom with her best friend Sharon Thomas. During the summers, she worked tirelessly with physically handicapped children. She served as an officer and president of the Alief Paraprofessional Association. Later in life, she worked at the Fort Bend County Library in Richmond where she was able to share her passion for reading with her community.

Joyce was committed to her Catholic faith and was active as a Eucharistic minister and a member of the RCIA team at St. Justin Martyr Church for almost 20 years. More recently she had served as a member of the ACTS Core Team and Pastoral Council.

She is survived by her husband Ralph and their three children, Robert, Dawn, and Jean; her five grandchildren, Alexandra, Zachery, Anastasia, Maya, and Lila; as well as her brother John Colson. Edward Colson, Jr., her baby brother, preceded her in death 18 months ago.

Services for Joyce Ambuehl
Viewing & Funeral Vigil with the Rosary – Thursday, 8/21/2014
4:00 pm – 6:45 pm – Viewing
6:45Pm – 8:00pm Funeral Vigil with Rosary
Distinctive Life Funeral Home
5455 Dashwood St., Bellaire, TX 77401
(713) 933-0356

Funeral – Friday, 8/22/2014
10:00 am 11:30am
St Justin Martyr Catholic Community
13350 Ashford Point Dr., Houston, TX 77082
(281) 556-5116

Interment – Immediately following Funeral
12:30 – 1:00pm
Davis - Greenlawn Cemetery
3900 B.F. Terry Blvd
(FM 2218 & US 59)
Rosenberg, Texas 77471
(281) 341-8800

Reception Immediately following Interment (~1:30pm) at
St Justin Martyr Catholic Community
13350 Ashford Point Dr, Houston, TX 77082
(281) 556-5116

Note: The Ambuehl Family has requested that in Lieu of Flowers, donations be made to St. Justin or St. Faustina in that order of priority.