Evelyn "Joyce" (Moretti) Swanson

February 12, 1924 - January 16, 2018

Evelyn “Joyce” (Moretti) Swanson, 93, of Bristol, wife of the late Earl Swanson, passed away Tuesday (January 16, 2018) at Apple Rehabilitation in Plainville. Born in New Britain, Joyce was a New Britain resident most of her life until moving to Newington in 1994. She was a member of First Lutheran Church of the Reformation in New Britain as well as a member of the Miriam Unit of the Lutheran Church Women. Joyce enjoyed playing golf at Stanley Golf Course and was a member of the Stanley Women’s League for twenty years. She enjoyed watching and was a fan of the Boston Red Sox as well as the UConn Women’s Basketball team. Surviving Joyce is a son, Rick Swanson and his wife Diana of Glastonbury; her longtime companion, Paul LeBrun of Bristol; three grandchildren, Casey Swanson and his wife Kelsey of Breckenridge, CO, Ted Swanson of Middletown, and Erica Swanson of Brookline, MA; a great granddaughter, Alexis Swanson of Breckenridge, CO. Besides her husband, Joyce was predeceased by one brother, Guido Moretti. A funeral service for Joyce will be held Saturday (January 20, 2018) 10 AM at Carlson Funeral Home 45 Franklin Square, New Britain, CT 06051 followed by burial in Fairview Cemetery. Calling hours will be Saturday from 9 AM until the time of the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice. Please share a memory or note of sympathy with Joyce’s family at www.carlsonfuneralhome.com