Joyce E. Zwilling

Joyce E. (Meeder) Zwilling, age 92, passed away on Saturday. January 10, 2026, at Sarah Reed Senior Living.

She was born on April 28, 1933, in Mina, NY to the late Clifford and Vera Edith (Hewitt) Meeder.

Joyce was a 1951 graduate of Sherman Central High School in Sherman, NY. Her fellow students called her the “cat lady” due to love of cats. After graduation, she was a teller at the Bank of Jamestown and later for the First National Bank in Erie. Along with her husband, she owned and operated Zwilling Tractor Sales and Service in Erie for over 25 years. She was a member of the Red Hat Society, enjoyed exercising at the YMCA and knitting baby blankets for US Navy families while living in Orange Park, Florida.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Charles W. Zwilling in 2018 and 2 brothers, David Meeder and Clinton Meeder.

Joyce is survived by her sons, Thomas Zwilling (Barbara) of Portsmouth, RI and Carl Zwilling (Shelley) of Loveland, OH, and her daughter, Jeanne Gaber (Walt) of Waterford. She’s further survived by grandchildren, Christy Adams (Eric), Karen Patel (Ryan), Margaret Zwilling, Brooke Zwilling, Andrew Zwilling (Megan), Jonathan Gaber (Molly) and Matthew Zwilling; great-grandchildren, Elizabeth Patel, Aurelia Zwilling, Juliette Zwilling, Martin Gaber and many nieces and nephews.

Friends may call at Burton Quinn Scott Cremation & Funeral Services Inc., Wintergreen, 2532 Norcross Rd., Erie, PA on Monday, January 12th from 11:00 am. until the time of service at 1:00p.m. with Pastor Jay Mitchell officiating of Luther Memorial Church. Private Burial will be in Mina Cemetery, Mina, NY.

Memorials may be made to noellesfosterkittens.org, the ANNA Shelter, 1555 E. 10th St., Erie, PA 16511 or Orphan Angels, 5439 W. Lake Rd., Erie, PA 16505.

Leave condolences at www.BurtonQuinnScott.com