DOVER - Joyce L. (Fudge) Knarr of Dover went home very peacefully Sunday, March 20, 2016 at the Delaware Hospice Center in Milford, surrounded by her loving family. She was 83. Mrs. Knarr was born Dec. 8, 1932, in Kaska, Pa., daughter of the late William and Emma (Newman) Fudge. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. She enjoyed family activities, especially traveling and vacationing with her husband, the late Robert E. Knarr, Sr. They moved their family to Delaware in the late 1960's and both started careers with the Caesar Rodney School District. She served as a secretary for Allen Frear Elementary and John S. Charlton Schools. They were married for 50 years and had the pleasure of visiting all 50 state capitals and parts of Europe. Her hobbies included gardening, flower arranging, sewing/needlework, golfing and spoiling her grandchildren. Mrs. Knarr was a member of Whatcoat United Methodist Church, Camden, where she was active in the Whatcoat Women for Christ, the Altar Guild and the church choir. She was also an active member and president several times of the Rising Sun Community Club and the Sprig and Twig Flower and Gardening Club. In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her brothers and sisters, Doris Walmer, William N. Fudge, Walter T. Fudge, Jane Jenkins, Priscilla Forsberg, and Harry Fudge. She is survived by two daughters, Kristine Knarr and Karen Greenlee of Dover; a son and daughter-in-law, Robert E. Knarr Jr. and Karen Knarr of Chickamauga, Ga.; two grandchildren, Katheryn W. Knarr of Winston-Salem, N.C. and Robert William "Jackson" Knarr of Georgia; a sister-in law, Lulamae Lotz, of Mechanicsburg, Pa. and numerous nieces and nephews. A Memorial service will be held Saturday, April 2, 2016 at 11 a.m. at the Whatcoat United Methodist Church, 16 N. Main St., Camden, where friends may call an hour earlier. Private interment will be at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Patriots Way, Millsboro. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorial contributions to Whatcoat United Methodist Church Memorial Fund, 16 N. Main St., Camden, DE 19934 or The Delaware Hospice, 100 Patriots Way, Milford, DE 19963. Thank you to the Pippin Funeral Home for handling all arrangements. Letters of condolences can be sent via www.pippinfuneralhome.com