Joyce Ann Maas, 78, of St. Louis County, died surrounded and loved by her family on Sept. 14, 2026.

She was born in St. Louis on April 2, 1948, to the late Edgar Frank Maas and Louise Anna Katherine (née Brueseke) Maas. Joyce was the oldest of three children.

Joyce is survived by her sisters, Carol (Leman) Kelley of St. Louis County and Janet (Steve) McAllister of St. Louis County; her sister-in law, Laura Enghauser of St. Louis County; her nieces and nephew, Jacqueline (Ross) Redburn of Arnold, Julia (Mark) Barhorst of Hillsboro and Steven (Jessica) McAllister of Sydney, Australia; her great nieces and nephew, Braeden Hurd, Caleigh Barhorst, Chloe Redburn, Grace McAllister and Hayley McAllister; her cousins and her many friends, including Bruce Buckland and Betsy Ballin.

She is preceded in death by her great-nephew, Jacob Allen Redburn.

Joyce attended Harrison Grade School, then Beaumont High School. During her senior year, she transferred to the new Northwest High School in St. Louis City and was part of it’s inaugural graduating class.

After graduation, she attended the University of Missouri – St. Louis. Later, her choice of jobs demonstrated her caring nature. Joyce first worked at a nursing facility and then began work at Christian Northeast Hospital when it opened in 1975. She was a devoted employee, working there for 38 years, as a Surgical Central Supply Attendant, before retiring in 2013. At Christian Northeast, Joyce met and worked with people who became her lifelong friends as they shared vacations, free time and other life events. She enjoyed traveling, music concerts and the simple pleasures of life shared with friends and family.

Joyce was a follower of Christ and displayed genuine caring, concern, compassion and friendliness to all, as taught in the Bible. She could easily strike up a conversation with a friend or someone she just met, helping them smile and feel at ease.

Joyce will be greatly missed by all who knew her.

Funeral services were held at Kutis South County Chapel on Sept. 26, 2026. Interment at Shepherd Hills Cemetery.

A donation may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org).