Natalie (Joyce) Andersen

Natalie Andersen, 101, passed away peacefully on July 20, 2025.  Raised in Newton, Ma, she was a graduate of Newton High School.  She was predeceased  by her husband, Odd Andersen, her parents, Frank and Alice (Morrell) Joyce and her seven siblings, Eleanor Wentworth, Jeanette Lawson, Frank, James, Paul, Robert and Lorraine Joyce.  Natalie is survived by her son, Ron and his wife Ann, and daughter Andrea and her husband Paul.  She is the cherished grandmother Eric and his wife Abigal, Brian and his wife Alina, Meghan, Kate and her husband Nick, Patrick and his wife, Gillian, Emily, Caroline and Matthew, as well as her great-grandchildren, Connor and Kara. Natalie is also fondly remembered by the dozens and dozens of children she cared for who lovingly called her Nanny.

We are eternally grateful for all of the memories this centenarian had to offer, her dry sense of humor, her devotion to children and the gift of unyielding faith she exemplified for all. 

Visiting hours in the Eaton Funeral Home, 1351 Highland Ave, Needham, on Wednesday, July 23rd from 4-7pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held in St. Joseph Church, 1360 Highland Ave, Needham, on Thursday, July 24th at 10AM. Interment to follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery, Needham. 

 In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made to Catholic Charities at ccab.org.

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