Joy Marie Pernat

Joy Marie Pernat, 62, Glasgow, KY passed away peacefully Friday, September, 26, 2025 at the Shanti Niketan Hospice House surrounded by her loving family. She was the daughter of Edna Marie Rauch Delair and the Late Royal Peter Delair.

Born in Palos Park, IL in 1963 and later moved to Elwood, IL in 1974 to finish her grade school years at Anna McDonald Elemetery in Manhattan IL. She graduated from Joliet East High School in 1981, where she loved playing softball. She obtained her Associates Degree from Joliet Junior College. Later she studied Communication Design/ Art History at University of Illinois at Chicago. From August 1995 – September 2007 she was a designer at Joy Marie Interiors. In April of 2013 till her passing she was employed by Sherwin-Williams in Glasgow Kentucky where everyone loved her because she would go the extra mile for her customers.

Joy married Steven Pernat on May 9th 2009 in Oconomowoc WI. In 2014 they relocated to Glasgow, Kentucky. Her hobbies where many in number including gardening, horse back riding, home remodeling projects, reading, outdoors, cooking and Grilling.

Joy will be missed by all her love and generosity and kind deeds that always touched our hearts. To sum it up she was a skilled craftsman with no projects challenging to tackle and she was always a lending hand.

She is survived by her loving husband Steven Pernat; her mother Edna Rauch DeLair; one brother Henry (Hank) DeLair. Joy was the best sister in-law to Sandra DeLair. She has several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and nephews that was special to her, and whom  she loved dearly. Two dogs Herman and Abby; three cats: Emmit, Ralph, and Alice; and three horses: Loni, Ranger, and Gladys.

In addition to her father she is preceded in death by two brothers: Lee DeLair, and Pete DeLair; and one sister Barbara (DeLair) Stamm. 

Joy’s wishes were to be cremated. There are no services scheduled at this time. Family has requested in lieu of flowers donations can be made to the Shanti Naketen Hospice House. 1301 North Race Street Glasgow, KY 42141. Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home are assisting family with arrangements.