Joyce M. Miller, nee Wareham, “Butterball the Clown”, of LaGrange, beloved wife of the late Glenn E. “Chubby the Clown”; loving sister of Kenneth (Liane) Finnemore, Joanne Finnemore and Elaine (James) Torcaso; dear cousin of Myron (Lillian) Ebert and Elizabeth (Israel) Zayas; devoted adopted mother of Laurel (Lee) Lesch; fond adopted grandmother of Brianne and Brendon Lesch and Aleksa Anderson; dear neighbor of Louis (Deborah) Anderson. Visitation 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Hallowell & James Funeral Home, 1025 W. 55th St., Countryside. Funeral 9:30 a.m. Monday from the funeral home to St. Cletus Church, LaGrange, for Mass at 10 a.m. Interment Mt. Glenwood Memory Gardens West Cemetery, Willow Springs. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, 1140 W. Jackson Blvd., Chicago, IL 60607 appreciated. “Chubby and Butterball” performed nearly 30 years in area parades before their retirement in 2001, and their motto was “make someone smile every day.” 708-352-6500 .
