Joyce VanCura Obituary

Joyce Bennett Van Cura
Joyce Bennett Van Cura of Riverside Illinois died at home of cancer on Monday, November 7. She was 78 years old.
She was born in Madison Wisconsin in 1944, the daughter of Reverend Ralph and Marie Bennett.
She graduated from Bradley University and graduated with a master of library science degree from the University of Illinois. She worked with progressive responsibility at the libraries of Caterpillar, Illinois Central College, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Illinois Springfield, and was the Director of the Learning Resource Center at Morton College. She presented nationally on topics including library instruction, women's studies, and leadership development. She was very active in many organizations of the community, the arts, and her church including; President of the Springfield Illinois chapter of the National Organization of Women, an elder and deacon at the Riverside Presbyterian church, advisory board of the suburban library system, the National Commission of learning resources, the board of directors of the Berwyn-Cicero Council on aging, Vice president and chapters board representative of the Riverside chapter of the Lyric Opera of Chicago, member of the Lyric Opera chapters executive board, Democratic precinct committee woman, board position of the Riverside American Association of University women, and chaplain and recording
secretary of the Riverside chapter CH of P.E.O., among many others, and was recognized as an Illinois state scholar.
Joyce Van Cura Is survived by her beloved husband E. Jay Van Cura MD, of 36 years, her sister Jana Stewart, and her brother Gregory Bennett. Her brother Ralph Bennett predeceased her.
A memorial service will be held at the Riverside Presbyterian church on Friday, November 18 at 10:30 AM. In lieu of flowers, the family requests any donations be made in Joyce Van Cura's memory to the Riverside Presbyterian church piano fund. She will be interred at a later date.